substance ejected from the mouth, containing saliva and mucus
Mucus, phlegm, or other substances coughed up from the respiratory tract.
The thick mucus which is coughed up by a person. Sputum contains cells and soluble substances secreted into the airways (bronchi), some of which can mediate disease if present in amounts different to normal. Sputum is also commonly called phlegm
Matter coughed up and usually expelled from the mouth, especially mucus or mucopurulent matter expectorated in diseases of the air passages.
Mucus secreted by the lungs, bronchi and trachea that's ejected by coughing or clearing the throat.
Describes discharges from respiratory passages
The material from your lungs that you cough up.
Secretions from the smaller airways in the lower part of the lungs.
expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness
Coughed-up mucus, airways secretions. Often mixed with saliva.
Matter ejected from the respiratory system through the mouth.
A mixture of expectorated (coughed)fluid made up of saliva and secretions from the lungs, often mucous.
A secretion that is produced in the lungs and the bronchi (tubes that carry the air to the lung). Sputum is the substance that is expelled with deep coughing.
Secretions produced by the lungs ("spit").
phlegm from deep in the lungs, collected in a sterile container for processing and examination
mucous from the lungs, also called phlegm.
Mucus or phlegm coughed up and expelled from the respiratory tract.
Matter coughed up and usually ejected from the mouth, including saliva, foreign material, and substances such as mucus or phlegm, from the respiratory tract. Stem cells- An unspecialized cell that gives rise to a specific specialized cell, such as a blood cell.
the phlegm or material coughed up from the chest or bronchial tubes during a chest cold, bronchitis, pneumonia or tuberculosis
Expectorated material usually consisting mostly of mucous or mucous mixed with pus. It is frequently produced in increased amounts in diseases of the airways, i.e., chronic bronchitis or cystic fibrosis.
the mucous secretion from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea
Material coughed up (expectorated) from the lung and spit out through the mouth. This material can be mucus or pus and is coughed up in diseases of the lungs; also called phlegm.
mucous that is coughed up from the lungs.
mixture of saliva and mucous coughed up from the throat or lungs.
The medical term for Mucus or Phlegm.
liquid coughed up from the lungs. Also known as phlegm.
a slimy fluid that you cough up. It is a mixture of mucus (phlegm) from the airways and saliva from the mouth.
Phlegm coughed up from lungs.
A viscous mucus that is transported to the pharynx by the mucus escalator of the respiratory tract and is ejected from the mouth.
Material coughed up from the lungs and expelled through the mouth.
Mucus brought from the airways usually by coughing.
Mucus, phlegm or other substances produced from the respiratory tract.
Consists of mucous secretions, together with cells, bacteria, viruses, and parasites, brought up from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea, and ejected through the mouth, in contrast to saliva which is the secretions of the salivary glands.
mucous secretion from the lungs, bronchi and trachea; not saliva.
Mucus and other materials found in the lungs that can be coughed up and expelled.
Expectorated matter made up of saliva and often discharges from the respiratory passages
The fluid produced by the lungs and lower airway and ejected by coughing.
Sputum is matter that is coughed up from the respiratory tract, such as mucus or phlegm, mixed with saliva and then expectorated from the mouth. It can also contain pus, blood, fibrin, bacterial products or other foreign matter.