sputum
21sputum — spu•tum [[t]ˈspyu təm[/t]] n. pl. ta ( tə). phl matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages • Etymology: 1685–95; < L spūtum, der. of spūtus, ptp. of spuere to spit …
22Sputum culture — A sputum culture is a test to detect and identify bacteria or fungi that infect the lungs or breathing passages. Sputum is a thick fluid produced in the lungs and in the adjacent airways. A sample of sputum is placed in a sterile container and… …
23sputum tube — a graduated capillary tube for containing sputum to be rotated in the centrifuge …
24sputum cytology — Examination under a microscope of cells found in sputum (mucus and other matter brought up from the lungs by coughing). The test checks for abnormal cells, such as lung cancer cells …
25sputum cup — noun : a cup usually made of paper or thin cardboard to receive and isolate the sputum of a patient with respiratory disease …
26sputum — noun (plural sputa) Etymology: Latin, from neuter of sputus, past participle of spuere to spit more at spew Date: circa 1693 expectorated matter especially from the air passages in diseases of the lungs, bronchi, or upper respiratory tract …
27sputum — (spu tum) The mucous secretion from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea that is ejected (expectorated) through the mouth …
28sputum — noun Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus …
29sputum — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. spittle, saliva, spit, phlegm, mucus …
30Sputum — Spu|tum 〈[spu: ] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: Spu|ta; Med.〉 = Expektoration (2) [Etym.: lat., »das Ausgespiene«; zu spuere »ausspeien«] …
