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expectorate

/ɪkˈspɛktəreɪt/

/ɪkˈspɛktəˌreɪt/

Traduzioni

expectoratenoun

expectorates

/ɪkˈspektəreɪt/

/ɪkˈspɛktəˌreɪt/

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

expectorateverb

expectorated

Past Simple

expectorated

Past Participle

expectorating

Gerund

/ɪkˈspɛktəreɪt/

/ɪkˈspɛktəˌreɪt/

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

Врач посоветовал ему отхаркивать слизь, чтобы очистить горло.

Traduzioni aggiuntive

Sinonimi

cough up

bring up

expectoratenoun

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

The nurse labeled the expectorate sample for further testing.

expectorateverb

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.