sputa
- plural of sputum.
Example Sentences
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The symptoms of this were well marked, viz: a chill followed by fever, cough, brick-dust sputa, delirium, pain over lower half of right lung, which was solidified, and afterward gave the crepitant and sub-crepitant roles.
From Report on Surgery to the Santa Clara County Medical Society by Cox, Joseph Bradford
About 7th January, 1869.—Cannot walk: Pneumonia of right lung, and I cough all day and all night: sputa rust of iron and bloody: distressing weakness.
There is no report of the full development found in the urine, sputa, and sweat.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 by Various
Koch has found in examining the sputa from numerous cases of phthisis that the bacilli were present in one-half the number, and that they were absent from the sputa of individuals who were not phthisical.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
I gave over the case at this time, and some weeks afterwards I learnt with surprise that the patient was well and growing fat, and that the inoculation of the sputa had produced no effects.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
