sputum
noun
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
sputa
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pluralof sputum.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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An early case of tuberculosis, without Koch's bacillus in the sputa, was cured.
From Turkish Prisoners in Egypt A Report by the Delegates of the International Committee of the Red Cross by International Committee of the Red Cross
Examination of the sputa showed distinctly the presence of Koch's bacilli.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz
It was found in miliary tubercles of the lung, cerebral and intestinal tubercle, cheesy bronchitis and pneumonia, phthisical sputa, scrofulous glands, and fungous inflammation of the joints.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Dolan obtained similar results by injecting the nasal secretions, and also by compelling rabbits to inhale air impregnated with decomposing sputa and vomit of patients suffering with the disease.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
When it was renewed, blood again appeared in the sputa.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
