Glossary of Medical Terms

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EXPECTORATION

1. Mucus and another fluids formed in the air passages and upper food passages (the mouth), and expelled by coughing. See: sputum. 2. The act of spitting; the expelling from the mouth of saliva, mucus, and another material from the air or upper food passages. Synonym: spitting.
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