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as in salivation, expectoration
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“Sputum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sputum. Accessed 6 Jul. 2022.
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The first known use of sputum was circa 1693
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