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expectoration

expectoration

1 9.9
An act of coughing up and spitting mucus from the throat or lungs
  • noun
  • /ˌɛkspɛkəˈreɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : expectoración
  • The doctor explained that expectoration is essential for getting rid of harmful substances in the lungs.

And you can imagine that maybe Maple syrup will have an effect on expectorations per hour just because, well, you know, it's just sweet and it helps, OK.

Examples

  • A 69-year-old man was admitted with severe dyspnea, cough, expectoration of purulent sputum, cyanosis, and a tendency to sleep.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Besides its essential hardness and coldness, the oaken boards were blotched with expectorations, spills, and forms of filth.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • And you can imagine that maybe Maple syrup will have an effect on expectorations per hour just because, well, you know, it's just sweet and it helps, OK.

    MIT OpenCourseWare

  • Here, sneezers, coughers, and other disease broadcasters are required to smother their expectoration under a T-shirt.

    Blog text (25)

  • Cough medications may contain ingredients to both suppress coughing and promote expectoration.

  • After a cold, expectoration helps clear mucus from the airways.

Synonyms

spit
vsexpectoration
57 1.0

A small amount of liquid from the mouth

means the same but also covers material brought up by coughing
spitting
vsexpectoration
15 1.0

The act of forcing liquid out of the mouth

includes coughing up mucus or saliva from the airways

How Forceful

spitting
15 1.0
expectoration
  • Specialized
1 9.9
coughing up
5 4.3
cough
271 1.0

Surface Forms

expectoration singular
expectorations plural

Etymology

The word expectoration comes from Latin parts ex- 'out' and pectus 'chest'. So it literally meant 'bringing out of the chest', which is why expectoration means coughing up and spitting out material from the mouth or airways.