expectoration

ɛkspektɔʁasjɔ̃

Definition

Definition of expectoration - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

action médicale

TECH.

action de cracher pour évacuer les mucosités des poumons

TECH.

L'expectoration aide à dégager les voies respiratoires encombrées.

crachat

expulsion

substance

TECH.

crachat contenant des mucosités expulsées des voies respiratoires

TECH.

Le médecin examine l'expectoration pour établir son diagnostic.

mucosité

sécrétion

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Images of expectoration

crachat contenant des mucosités expulsées des voies respiratoires

Origin of expectoration

latin, ex (hors de) + spuere (cracher)

Terms with expectoration included in their meaning

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cracheur

expectoration

personne qui a l'habitude de cracher souvent

crachoter

expectoration

cracher souvent et en petites quantités

crachouiller

expectoration

cracher de façon légère ou par petites quantités

graillonnant

adj.

toux

qui produit un bruit râleux lors de l'expectoration

mollarder

expectoration

cracher, expectorer

Examples of expectoration in a sentence

Le médecin surveille l’expectoration du patient après le traitement.
L’expectoration du patient était abondante ce matin.
Une expectoration colorée peut indiquer une infection.

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English:expectoration, sputum, ...
German:Expektoration, Auswurf, ...
Italian:espettorazione, espettorato, ...
Spanish:expectoración, esputo, ...
Portuguese:expetoração, escarro, ...
Chinese:咳痰, 痰, ...
Japanese:喀痰, 痰, ...
Arabic:نَفْث, بصاق, ...
Hebrew:הֲקָאָה רִירִית, כִּיחָה, ...
Russian:отхаркивание, мокрота, ...
Ukrainian:відхаркування, мокротиння, ...
Catalan:expectoració, esput, ...
Danish:ekspektoration, ekspektorat, ...
Dutch:ophoesten, verwachte, ...
Greek:απόχρεμψη, φλέγμα, ...
Khmer:ការខាកស្តោះស្លេស្ម, កំហាក, ...
Korean:가래 배출, 가래, ...
Polish:odkrztuszanie, plwocina, ...
Portuguese (BR):expectoração, escarro, ...
Romanian:expectorație, spută, ...
Swedish:expektoration, sputum, ...
Thai:การขากเสมหะ, เสมหะ, ...
Turkish:balgam çıkarma, balgam, ...
Vietnamese:khạc đờm, đờm, ...

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Definition of expectoration - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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Origin of expectoration

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