单词sputum
n.: （尤指因疾病而咳出的）痰
网络: 唾液；痰液；痰涎
（尤指因疾病而咳出的）痰:
liquid from the throat or lungs, especially when it is coughed up because of disease
唾液;痰
复数：sputa
n.mucusphlegmsalivaspitspittle
He had a little cough yesterday, but there was no sputum. This morning, I found the cough became hoarse but no asthma.
昨天有轻微咳嗽，但是没有痰。今早我发现他咳嗽加深，但是不喘。（崔雪生）
How much has he been coughing? Has he any sputum?
咳得厉害吗？有痰吗？
Agatha said that she was used to having X-rays but doubted if she would be able to produce a sample of her sputum.
她说她已经习惯拍X光片，但是怀疑自己是否能够咳出一份痰来。
It"s important for the air to be a little humid. It makes it easier for him to cough up the sputum.
很重要的一点是要让房间的空气潮湿一些，这样他的痰比较容易咳出。
The heart appeared to BE of aortic type with a tortuous and prolonged aorta. Culture of the sputum showed growth of Streptococcus pneumonia.
心脏呈动脉型，主动脉曲屈延长。痰培养肺炎双球菌生长
I saw one coin on street, found it was just a sputum when I was about to pick it up---shit, who spit like a round.
我在马路边，看到一分钱，刚要弯腰捡，一看是口痰！----我靠，谁吐这么圆。
His cough was not so severe as it had been and sputum was no longer flecked with blood.
他的咳嗽已经不像以前那样厉害，痰里也不再有血斑了。
He has a bad dry cough. At the end of the coughing spell, he has some sputum. . . He has no temperature.
是干咳，但是咳得非常厉害。咳到最后咳出一些痰。他不发烧。
TB is usually diagnosed by looking at a sputum smear under a microscope.
通常，结核病是采用痰液涂片镜检的方式诊断的。
Sputum comes from your lungs and is usually thick, while saliva comes from your mouth and is thin and watery.
痰来自肺部，并且通常很粘稠；而唾液来自口腔，是稀薄和水状的。