spūtus

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• sputum — noun (plural sputa) Etymology: Latin, from neuter of sputus, past participle of spuere to spit more at spew Date: circa 1693 expectorated matter especially from the air passages in diseases of the lungs, bronchi, or upper respiratory tract …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sputum — /spyooh teuhm/, n., pl. sputa / teuh/. matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages. [1685 95; < L sputum, n. use of neut. of sputus, ptp. of spuere to spit, equiv. to spu var. s. + tus ptp.… …   Universalium

• 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

• sputum — spu•tum [[t]ˈspyu təm[/t]] n. pl. ta ( tə). phl matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages • Etymology: 1685–95; < L spūtum, der. of spūtus, ptp. of spuere to spit …   From formal English to slang

• crachat — Crachat, Sputum et Sputus …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

• sputum — [spyo͞ot′əm] n. pl. sputa [spyo͞ot′ə] [L, that which is spit out < sputus, pp. of spuere, to SPIT2] saliva, usually mixed with mucus from the respiratory tract, ejected from the mouth …   English World dictionary