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Webster 1913 Edition


Sputum

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Spu′tum

(spū′tŭm)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Sputa
(-tȧ)
.
[L., from
spuere
,
sputum
, to spit.]
That which is expectorated; a salival discharge; spittle; saliva.