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expectoration noun

  • (physiology) The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.
  • (physiology) That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.
 expectoración

expectorate verb

  /ɪkˈspɛktəɹeɪt/
  • (ambitransitive) To cough up fluid from the lungs.
 expectorar

expectorant noun

  • (medicine) An agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs.
 expectorante
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