expectorate

(ĭk-spĕk'tə-rāt')

1. To eject from the mouth; spit.
2. To cough up and eject by spitting.

1. To spit.
2. To clear out the chest and lungs by coughing up and spitting out matter.

[Latin expectorāre, expectorāt-, to drive from the chest : ex-, ex- + pectus, pector-, chest.]

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1. To eject saliva, mucus, or other body fluid from the mouth; spit.
2. To clear out the chest and lungs by coughing up and spitting out matter.

1. the coughing up and swallowing of material from the lungs, bronchi and trachea. In humans the coughed up material is discarded by spitting.
2. sputum.