SPUTUM


Meaning of SPUTUM in English

/ ˈspjuːtəm; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( medical ) liquid from the throat or lungs, especially when it is coughed up because of disease :

blood in the sputum

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from Latin , neuter past participle of spuere to spit.

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