nummular sputum

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• nummular sputum — sputum in rounded disks, shaped somewhat like coins …   Medical dictionary

• nummular — 1. Discoid or coin shaped; denoting the thick mucous or mucopurulent sputum in certain respiratory diseases, so called because of the disc shape assumed when it is flattened on the bottom of a sputum mug containing water or transparent… …   Medical dictionary

• nummular — ˈnəmyələ(r) adjective Etymology: French nummulaire, from Latin nummulus (diminutive of nummus coin) + French aire ar 1. : circular or oval in shape nummular lesions 2. a. : marked by circula …   Useful english dictionary

• Sputum — The mucus material from the lungs that a person coughs up. * * * 1. Expectorated matter, especially mucus or mucopurulent matter expectorated in diseases of the air passages. SEE ALSO: expectoration (1). 2. An individual mass of such matter. [L.… …   Medical dictionary

• globular sputum — nummular s …   Medical dictionary