Matter coughed up and usually ejected from the mouth, including saliva, foreign material, and substances such as mucus or phlegm, from the respiratory tract.
Substance expelled by coughing or clearing the throat.
Mucus-based material that can be expectorated from the lungs and air passages usually results from disease of the air passages.
Mucus which is formed in the inflamed nose, throat or lungs and is coughed up.
Material usually containing mucus and cellular debris, sometimes pus or blood, coughed up from the lungs and expectorated through the mouth. Differences in the amount, color, and contents of sputum are important in the diagnosis of some respiratory ailments.
Fluid or semifluid material discharged from the mouth, air passages, and throat.
A mixture of lung and tracheobronchial secretions that are coughed up and may be examined for harmful microorganisms.
Mucus and other matter coughed up and expectorated (spat) from the mouth. The analysis of sputum is an important component in the diagnosis of certain diseases, especially tuberculosis. Doctors also use sputum cultures to select appropriate antibiotic therapy for the treatment of tuberculosis, pneumonia, and bronchitis.
Saliva mixed with mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract. A sputum productive cough occurs in many conditions in which examination of the sputum for microorganisms, cells, and other substances may help diagnosis.
Secretions expectorated by coughing from the air passages. It is provoked by respiratory-tract infection, allergy or by breathing irritants such as tobacco smoke or fumes from chemical materials. Sputum is normally white, but infection will turn it to yellow or green, and blood from the lungs may produce pink frothy sputum. Treatment is to deal with the underlying disorder. Production of large quantities of sputum for instance, in bronchiectasis may require physiotherapy and postural drainage.
Saliva mixed with mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract.
The expulsion of substance originating from the pulmonary organs, bronchial tubes, and windpipe through the oral cavity.
Also known as phlegm, sputum is a mucus-like fluid generated by the cells that line the air passages in the lungs. The production of sputum can be elevated due to respiratory infections, allergic reactions, or exposure to irritants.
The substance expelled from the mouth, consisting of a mixture of saliva, mucus, and other compounds from the respiratory tract.