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Definition of sputum noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

sputum

 noun
noun
NAmE//ˈspyut̮əm//
 
[uncountable] (medical)
 
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liquid from the throat or lungs, especially when it is coughed up because of disease blood in the sputum
See sputum in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary