sputum

Pronunciation: /ˈspjutəm/

The English word “sputum” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

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

From New Latin, from Latin sputum (“that which is spit out, spittle”), from spuere (“to spit”).

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