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UK
/spjˈuːtəm/
]
[ US /ˈspjutəm/ ]
[ US /ˈspjutəm/ ]
NOUN
- expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness
How To Use sputum In A Sentence
- Blood-streaked sputum and hemoptysis are not unusual in later stages of illness.
- Is it not possible that tuberculous badgers cough up infected sputum onto grass which is then eaten by cattle? Times, Sunday Times
- A novel method based on multi-frame image information fusion is presented by extending the dynamic range of the microscopic image in order to improve the quality of TB sputum smear microscopic image.
- Blood sample for HIV serology and two sputum specimens were collected from each patient.
- Sputum induction using inhalation of hypertonic saline appears to be safe for individuals with CF.
- All sputum samples grew significant numbers of bacteria; quantitative bacteriology revealed an almost 3-fold increase in bacterial count over the period.
- In the absence of these irritants, sputum production and airway inflammation should decrease.
- Given this individual's occupational history, she was referred to our clinic for induced sputum analysis and for the beryllium lymphocyte transformation test, to rule out a possible misdiagnosis of silicosis / berylliosis.
- The old man tried to spit up sputum, but he could not.
- Blood-streaked sputum and hemoptysis are not unusual in later stages of illness.
