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What a thick mucus which is present in many respiratory diseases is called?
Flem - how it is sounds. Phlegm (FLEM)phlegmPhlegm
What is phelgm?
Phlegm refers to the mucus lining of bodily cavities, especially that of the respiratory system. Excessive phlegm is associated with colds and influenza and can cause coughing and respiratory distress.
What is the term for mucus expelled from the upper respiratory tract?
Phlegm
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.
What is expectoration?
Ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing.
What is the difference between phlegm and sputum?
Phlegm is the thick mucus and sputum the material coughed up from the lining of the respiratory tract.
The term for mucus expelled from the lower respiratory tract is?
The lay person's term for that is phlegm.
What is the medical term for mucus expelled from the lower respiratory tract?
SPUTUM
What produces phlegm?
The airway passages normally produce secretions which it uses to trap debris and using the cilia in the epithelium, remove the offending particles. During respiratory tract infections, the secretions become a medium for bacteria to grow in and this secretion is increased- now called phlegm.
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.
Is this correct spelling for flem?
The correct spelling is "phlegm." It refers to the thick, viscous substance secreted by the mucous membranes of the respiratory passages, typically when a person is ill.
A mixture of saliva and phlegm?
It is called sputum.
