sputum
41Sputum — Spu|tum [ʃp... , auch sp... ], das; s, ...ta <lateinisch> (Medizin Auswurf) …
42sputum — Kuha, hā ae …
43sputum — Mucus and other matter brought up from the lungs by coughing …
44sputum — see SPIT …
45sputum — n. (pl. sputa) 1 saliva, spittle. 2 a mixture of saliva and mucus expectorated from the respiratory tract, usu. a sign of disease. Etymology: L, neut. past part. of spuere spit …
46green sputum — sputum with a greenish tint due to a bile pigment (as in certain types of jaundice) or presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa …
47nummular sputum — sputum in rounded disks, shaped somewhat like coins …
48rusty sputum — sputum stained with blood or blood pigments, as in pneumococcal pneumonia …
49sputum smear — noun any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs • Syn: ↑lower respiratory tract smear, ↑bronchoscopic smear • Hypernyms: ↑smear …
50albuminoid sputum — a yellowish, frothy sputum of persons from whom large amounts of pleural fluid have been withdrawn; believed to be due to pulmonary edema …