sputum

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Noun

sputum

1. (physiology) Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus.

Translations

• Portuguese: escarro
• Russian: мокрота
• Spanish: esputo

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