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expectorate

/ɪkˈspɛktəreɪt/

/ɪkˈspɛktəˌreɪt/

expectoratesubstantiv

expectorates

Pl.

/ɪkˈspektəreɪt/

/ɪkˈspɛktəˌreɪt/

Used chiefly in medical contexts to denote material expelled from the respiratory tract.

Definitionen

Material, such as sputum or phlegm, that has been coughed up and spat out.

The nurse labeled the expectorate sample for further testing.

expectorateverb

expectorated

Präteritum

expectorated

Partizip Perfekt

expectorating

Gerundium

/ɪkˈspɛktəreɪt/

/ɪkˈspɛktəˌreɪt/

Übersetzungen

The doctor advised him to expectorate the mucus to clear his throat.

Врач посоветовал ему отхаркивать слизь, чтобы очистить горло.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

Definitionen

To eject or expel matter, such as phlegm, from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting.

The doctor advised him to expectorate the mucus to clear his airways.

To spit, especially forcefully; to discharge saliva from the mouth.

He stepped outside to expectorate onto the pavement.

Synonyme

cough up

bring up