Associations to the word «Expectoration»

Wiktionary

EXPECTORATION, noun. The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.
EXPECTORATION, noun. That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.

Dictionary definition

EXPECTORATION, noun. The process of coughing up and spitting out.
EXPECTORATION, noun. The act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva).

Wise words

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