expectoration

Noun

Meaning

The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting.

That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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activity projection expulsion ejection bodily function bodily process

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