sputum

sputum
n.
material coughed up from the respiratory tract. Its characteristics, including colour, consistency, volume, smell, and the appearance of any solid material within it, often provide important information affecting the diagnosis and management of respiratory disease. Pathological examination of sputum for microorganisms and for abnormal cells may add further information.

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  • Sputum — Spu tum (sp[=u] t[u^]m), n.; pl. {Sputa} ( t[.a]). [L., from spuere, sputum, to spit.] That which is expectorated; a salival discharge; spittle; saliva. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sputum — 1690s, from L. sputum, noun use of neuter pp. of spuere to spit (see SPEW (Cf. spew)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • sputum — spùtum m DEFINICIJA fiziol. iskašljavanjem ispljunuta smjesa sline i sadržaja dišnih putova; ispljuvak ETIMOLOGIJA lat. sputum …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Sputum — (Sputa, lat.), Auswurf mittelst des Mundes, vgl. Spucken; S. cruentum, blutiger Auswurf, Bluthusten; S. oris, der Speichelfluß; S. pectŏris, Herzensergießung …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Spūtum — (lat.), der Auswurf …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Sputum — (lat.), Auswurf …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Sputum — Sputum,das:⇨Auswurf(1) …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • sputum — ► NOUN ▪ a mixture of saliva and mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract. ORIGIN Latin, from spuere to spit …   English terms dictionary

  • 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

  • Sputum — SignSymptom infobox Name = Abnormal sputum ICD10 = ICD10|R|09|3|r|00 ICD9 = ICD9|786.4 Sputum is matter that is expectorated from the respiratory tract, such as mucus or phlegm, mixed with saliva, which can then be spat from the mouth. It is… …   Wikipedia

  • Sputum — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 R09. Sonstige Symptome, die das Kreislaufsystem und das Atmungssystem betreffen R09.3 Abnormes Sputum …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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