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Recent Examples of sputum
You'll be asked to cough up some sputum with as little saliva as possible.
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Tanya Feke, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2024
Symptoms can also include rashes, coughing, shortness of breath, or blood in the sputum.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2024
Symptoms of tuberculosis include chest pain and a persistent cough accompanied by blood or sputum (phlegm from deep inside the lungs), the CDC says.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
Phlegm, also known as sputum, is far more difficult to collect than blood or urine.
—Lizzy Lawrence, STAT, 11 Aug. 2023
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Tanya Feke, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2024
Symptoms can also include rashes, coughing, shortness of breath, or blood in the sputum.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2024
Symptoms of tuberculosis include chest pain and a persistent cough accompanied by blood or sputum (phlegm from deep inside the lungs), the CDC says.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
Phlegm, also known as sputum, is far more difficult to collect than blood or urine.
—Lizzy Lawrence, STAT, 11 Aug. 2023
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“Sputum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sputum. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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