verb
expectorate
Expectorate (verb) means to cough up fluid from the lungs.
verb
1
To cough up fluid from the lungs.
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Etymology
From Latin expectorātus, past participle of expectorō (“(only figurative) banish from the mind; (post-classical) expel from the breast)”), from ex (“out of”) + pectus (“the breast”).
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"expectorate" (verb) means to cough up fluid from the lungs.