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Expectoration

Expectoration meaning

The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting. | That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.

Example sentences (2)

Its ability to promote expectoration makes it irreplaceable in chronic bronchitis.

Other treatments for lung disease Several mechanical techniques are used to dislodge sputum and encourage its expectoration.