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Word: Sputum
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: from Latin, neuter past participle of spuere ‘to spit’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈspjuːtəm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a mixture of saliva and mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract, typically as a result of infection or other disease and often examined microscopically to aid medical diagnosis.
Short Definition:mixture of saliva and mucus coughed up from respiratory tract
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