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 expectoration
 咳痰,吐痰,吐出物

 ex·pec·to·ra·tion /ɪkˌspɛktəˈreʃən/ 名詞
 痰,咳出

 Ex·pec·to·ra·tion n.
 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.
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 expectoration
      n 1: the process of coughing up and spitting out
      2: the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) [syn: spit,
          spitting]