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Sputum
‖
Spu′tum
(spū′tŭm)
, Noun.
pl.
Sputa
(-tȧ)
. [L., from
spuere
, sputum
, to spit.] That which is expectorated; a salival discharge; spittle; saliva.
Definition 2024
sputum
sputum
English
Noun
sputum (plural sputa)
- (physiology) Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus.
Translations
matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth
See also
Latin
Etymology
From spuō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈspuː.tum/, [ˈspuː.tũ]
Noun
spūtum n (genitive spūtī); second declension
Related terms
Descendants
Participle
spūtum
- nominative neuter singular of spūtus
- accusative masculine singular of spūtus
- accusative neuter singular of spūtus
- vocative neuter singular of spūtus
References
- sputum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sputum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “sputum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.