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sputum |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sputum \Spu"tum\, n.; pl {Sputa}. [L., from spuere, sputum, to spit.] That which is expectorated; a salival discharge; spittle; saliva. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sputum n : expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness [syn: {phlegm}]
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