spūtus, ūs, m. (spuo), das Speien, Cael. Aur. de morb. chron. 3, 2, 18 u. 4, 4, 80: sp. sanguinis, Cael. Aur. de signif. diaet. pass. 84. – Plur., venenati sputus, Augustin. de civ. dei 18, 23, 2. p. 287, 23 D.2: sputus umorosi, Cael. Aur. de signif. diaet. pass. 99.
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sputum — noun (plural sputa) Etymology: Latin, from neuter of sputus, past participle of spuere to spit more at spew Date: circa 1693 expectorated matter especially from the air passages in diseases of the lungs, bronchi, or upper respiratory tract … New Collegiate Dictionary
sputum — /spyooh teuhm/, n., pl. sputa / teuh/. matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages. [1685 95; < L sputum, n. use of neut. of sputus, ptp. of spuere to spit, equiv. to spu var. s. + tus ptp.… … Universalium
Sputum — The mucus material from the lungs that a person coughs up. * * * 1. Expectorated matter, especially mucus or mucopurulent matter expectorated in diseases of the air passages. SEE ALSO: expectoration (1). 2. An individual mass of such matter. [L.… … Medical dictionary
sputum — spu•tum [[t]ˈspyu təm[/t]] n. pl. ta ( tə). phl matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages • Etymology: 1685–95; < L spūtum, der. of spūtus, ptp. of spuere to spit … From formal English to slang
crachat — Crachat, Sputum et Sputus … Thresor de la langue françoyse
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
