sputum
n.唾液,痰
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sputum为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词复数:sputa
sputum
/'spju:təm; `spjutəm/
n [U] (fml or medical 文或医) liquid and mucus coughed up from the throat or lungs (esp as used to diagnose some diseases); saliva or spittle 痰(尤指可作诊断依据的); 唾液; 口水.
sputum
n[U][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;Origin: spuere
'to spit']
medical liquid in your mouth which you have coughed up from your lungs
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phlegm