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Expectoration

Expectoration Meaning & Definition
Expectoration Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Expectoration?

[n] the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
[n] the process of coughing up and spitting out

Synonyms | Synonyms for Expectoration: spit | spitting

Related Terms | Find terms related to Expectoration:

See Also | activity | bodily function | bodily process | body process | ejection | expulsion | forcing out | projection

Expectoration In Webster's Dictionary

\Ex*pec`to*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. expectoration.] 1. The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting. 2. That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.

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