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Phlegm is the thick mucus and sputum the material coughed up from the lining of the respiratory tract.
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What is the difference between saliva and sputum?
sputum comes from a deep cough while saliva is only from the mouth
What is the sentence of phlegm?
I have a cough then suddenly, the phlegm was blocking my throat.
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What is difference between phlegm and sputum?
Phlegm is the thick mucus and sputum the material coughed up from the lining of the respiratory tract.
Is sputum another word for Phlegm?
Phlegm would be described as sputum only after it is expelled from the body. The word sputum literally means, that which has been spit.
A mixture of saliva and phlegm?
It is called sputum.
What is the medical term for mucus expelled from the lower respiratory tract?
SPUTUM
What is called phlegm ejected through the mouth?
Sputum
What is the difference between flu and phlegm?
Phlegm is mucous. It is generally referred to as "phlegm" and sometimes as "sputum" when referring to mucous found in the throat or expelled from the lungs/bronchial passages by way of a cough.
What are the smelly solids formed in the throat called?
Sputum or phlegm or expectorate .
What is the difference between saliva and sputum?
sputum comes from a deep cough while saliva is only from the mouth
Is phylem a living thing?
Phylum is a class of type of organism, between "Class" and "Kingdom", but not a single organism. Phlegm is a name for sputum or spit. See Wikipedia links.
What is the substance ejected through the mouth and used for diagnostic purposes in respiratory disorders?
sputum is phlegm ejected through the mouth that can be examined for diagnostic purposes. is a procedure in which a sample of mucus is coughed up from the lungs and them examined under a microscope to detect cancer cells.
When people cough up black phlegm it is?
Black-looking phlegm can be caused by old blood that either ran down your throat from your mouth or nose due to a cold or dry membranes or from similar old blood in your bronchial tubes from a lung infection or bronchitis. Having bloody sputum (phlegm) is called hemoptysis. Phlegm can be colors ranging from white to black and the color is often, but not always, in streaks in the sputum. Yellow, brown, green, red, pink, and black phlegm are all reasons to see your doctor to determine the cause. See the related question below for more information about causes of black phlegm.
What is the difference between hematemesis and hemoptysis?
hematemesis : blood in vomitting or feces hemoptysis : blood in sputum
