咳痰,吐痰,吐出物
Expectoration \Ex*pec`to*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. expectoration.] 1. The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting. 2. That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.
expectoration n 1: the process of coughing up and spitting out 2: the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) [syn: {spit}, {spitting}]