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мокрота — meaning in English

mokrota

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English meaning

  • expectoration noun The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.
  • phlegm noun Thick mucus produced in the throat or airways, especially when coughed up during a cold or infection.
  • sputum noun The thick mucus coughed up from the lungs and airways, often examined by doctors to identify an infection.

Senses

мокрота is used for these senses in English:

  • expectoration (physiology) That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.
  • loogie (US, slang) Any thick, disgusting liquid.
  • phlegm Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing. [from 14th c.]
  • sputum (physiology) Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus.

expectoration — full definition

  1. noun The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.
  2. noun That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.

phlegm — full definition

  1. noun Thick mucus produced in the throat or airways, especially when coughed up during a cold or infection.
  2. noun Calm, unemotional composure, sometimes bordering on indifference.

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