sputum
Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges…Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus.
» I'm coughing up sputum.
Ich habe Auswurf.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus.
Sputum
мокротаmokrota
мокроти́нняmokrotýnnja, мокро́таmokróta
expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness
Examples
2 sentencesI'm coughing up sputum.
deIch habe Auswurf. — AutoBot
I am coughing up sputum.
deIch habe Auswurf. — AutoBot
Translations
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Origin
From New Latin, from Latin sputum (“that which is spit out, spittle”), from spuere (“to spFrom New Latin, from Latin sputum (“that which is spit out, spittle”), from spuere (“to spit”).
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Forms
plural: sputums / sputaSynonyms
1 synonyms- expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness:phlegm
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable