expectoration
ex-pec-to-ra-tion
noun
The act of coughing up and spitting out phlegm or other matter from the lungs.
"Nurses collected samples of the patient's expectoration."
ex-pec-to-ra-tion
The act of coughing up and spitting out phlegm or other matter from the lungs.
"Nurses collected samples of the patient's expectoration."