esputo — meaning in English
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English meaning
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phlegm
noun Thick mucus produced in the throat or airways, especially when coughed up during a cold or infection.
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sputum
noun The thick mucus coughed up from the lungs and airways, often examined by doctors to identify an infection.
Senses
esputo is used for these senses in English:
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phlegm
Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing. [from 14th c.]
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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.
phlegm — full definition
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noun Thick mucus produced in the throat or airways, especially when coughed up during a cold or infection.
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noun Calm, unemotional composure, sometimes bordering on indifference.
