Associations to the word «Sputum»
Noun
- Breath
- Screening
- Test
- Appetite
- Discharge
- Exam
- Therapist
- Ray
- Throat
- Syndrome
- Iv
- Clearance
- Pain
- Isolation
- Therapy
- Bleeding
- Gale
- Mortality
- Testing
- Substance
- Precaution
- Smoking
- Detection
- Sensitivity
- Physician
- Slide
- Intake
- Strain
- Analysis
- Nursing
- Cell
- Treatment
- Wound
- Flora
- Sign
- Amount
- Clearing
- Presence
- Procedure
- Weight
- Skin
- Tube
- Distress
- Egg
- Virus
- Mixture
- Identification
- Iii
- Dis
- Illness
- Oxygen
- Production
- Produce
- Ease
- Acid
- Disorder
- Pulse
- Encyclopedia
- Drug
- Mouth
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
SPUTUM, noun. (physiology) Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus.
Dictionary definition
SPUTUM, noun. Expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness.
Wise words
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