Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sputum"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sputum \Spu"tum\, n.; pl. {Sputa}. [L., from spuere, sputum, to
spit.]
That which is expectorated; a salival discharge; spittle;
saliva.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sputum
n : expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the
respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology
it was believed to cause sluggishness [syn: {phlegm}]
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