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Definitions related to spitting:
  • (expectoration) A technique in which material is cleared from the throat or lungs by coughing it up and spitting it out.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (expectorate) To clear material from the throat or lungs by coughing it up and spitting it out.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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