sputum

UK
/ˈspjuːtəm/
US
/ˈspjutəm/
sputumnoun
sputums
pl
Traducciones
expectorationsTerme médical.
The doctor asked the patient to provide a sample of sputum for analysis to check for signs of infection.
Le médecin a demandé au patient de fournir un échantillon d’expectorations pour analyse afin de rechercher des signes d’infection.
Traducciones adicionales
crachatsPlus courant à l’oral ou dans un registre non technique.
Definiciones
A mixture of saliva and mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract, often as a result of infection or other disease.
The doctor asked the patient to provide a sample of sputum for analysis to check for signs of infection.
sputumadjective
UK
/ˈspjuːtəm/
US
/ˈspjutəm/
Used attributively before another noun, e.g., "sputum sample".
Traducciones
Traducciones adicionales
sputalMédecine, rare.
Definiciones
Relating to, consisting of, or derived from sputum (used attributively before a noun).
The lab performed a sputum culture to identify the bacteria.