expectoration
/ɪkˌspɛktəˈreɪʃən/
noun
- The act of coughing up and spitting out mucus or phlegm.
- Expectoration can help clear the lungs during an infection.
- The nurse noted the patient's frequent expectoration.
- He was embarrassed by his loud expectoration in public.
- The mucus or phlegm that is coughed up and spit out.
- The lab analyzed the expectoration for bacteria.
- He wiped the expectoration from his chin with a tissue.
- Green expectoration often indicates a bacterial infection.