Lexic.us

Definition of Expectoration

1. Noun. The process of coughing up and spitting out.

2. Noun. The act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva).

Definition of Expectoration

1. n. The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting.

Definition of Expectoration

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Expectoration

1. 1. Mucus and other fluids formed in the air passages and upper food passages (the mouth), and expelled by coughing. See: sputum. 2. The act of spitting; the expelling from the mouth of saliva, mucus, and other material from the air or upper food passages. Synonym: spitting. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Expectoration

expected value expecter expecters expecting expectorant expectorant expectorants expectorants expectorate expectorate

expectorated expectorated expectorates expectorating expectoration (current term) expectoration (current term) expectorations expectorator expects expedience

expediences expediencies expediency expedient expediential expediently expedients expedite expedite expedited

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