Sputum
['spjuːtəm] or ['spjʊtəm]
Definition
(n.) That which is expectorated; a salival discharge; spittle; saliva.
Inputed by Effie
Definition
n. spittle the matter expectorated:—pl. Spū′ta.
Checker: Lorrie
Examples
- BACILLUS OF TUBERCULOSIS IN SPUTUM. BACILLUS OF DIPHTHERIA (KLEBS-LOEFFLER). Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
Editor: Maris