[ 'spju:təm ]
■ noun a mixture of saliva and mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract, typically as a result of infection or other disease.
Origin
C17: from L., neut. past participle of spuere 'to spit'.
[ 'spju:təm ]
■ noun a mixture of saliva and mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract, typically as a result of infection or other disease.
Origin
C17: from L., neut. past participle of spuere 'to spit'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004