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What is the noun for expectoration?

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expectoration
  1. (physiology) The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.
  2. (physiology) That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Patients with tuberculosis empyema present with chest pain, breathlessness, cough with expectoration, fever, and toxaemia.”
      “They were provided with a plastic container and asked to provide 2 ml of saliva by expectoration.”
      “Pretending not to hear me, he gave a chest-heaving hawk in preparation for his next expectoration.”
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