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expectoration

[ek-spek″to-ra´shun]

1. the coughing up and spitting out of material from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea.

ex·pec·to·ra·tion

(ek-spek'tō-rā'shŭn),

1. Mucus and other fluids formed in the air passages and upper food passages (the mouth), and expelled by coughing.
See also: sputum (1).

2. The act of spitting; the expelling from the mouth of saliva, mucus, and other material from the air or upper food passages. Synonym(s): spitting

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

ex·pec·to·ra·tion

(eks-pek'tŏr-ā'shŭn)

1. The act of coughing and spitting out mucus from the lower respiratory tract.

2. Mucus or other material so expelled.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

expectoration

Bringing up, and spitting out, sputum. An expectorant, or cough mixture, is a medicine designed to assist in the removal of sticky mucoid sputum from the bronchial tubes. From the Latin, ex , out of, and pecus , the breast.

Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

ex·pec·to·ra·tion

(eks-pek'tŏr-ā'shŭn)

1. Mucus and other fluids formed in the air passages and upper food passages of the mouth, expelled by coughing.
See also: sputum (1)

2. The act of spitting; expelling from the mouth saliva, mucus, and other material from airways or upper digestive passages.

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

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