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# expectoration

«expectoration» in Mova's school dictionary: **coughing up and spitting out mucus (phlegm) from the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (expectoration; uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal, medical) Expectoration is coughing up and spitting out mucus (phlegm) from the chest and throat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expectoration/#m1)

2) More generally, it is a formal word for spitting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expectoration/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A medical word used by doctors when someone has a chest infection or a cold. Old signs in buses and stations once said «No expectoration» to stop people spitting, which spreads germs. In health lessons, it links to germs, coughs and hygiene. Phrases: «cough with expectoration», «medicine to help expectoration».

### examples

- The doctor asked about his cough and expectoration. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expectoration/#x1)
- Some cough syrups help with expectoration. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expectoration/#x2)
- An old tram sign said «Expectoration forbidden». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expectoration/#x3)
- Expectoration in public spreads germs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expectoration/#x4)
- Catch coughs in a tissue to avoid spreading what comes up with expectoration. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expectoration/#x5)
- Expectoration is a fancy word for spitting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expectoration/#x6)

### note

Formal or medical; everyday words: coughing up, spitting. Verb: expectorate. Medicine that helps you cough up mucus is called an expectorant.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «expectoration» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expectoration/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.