phlegm

Example Sentences

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In theory, each ingredient plays a role: one dries secretions, another loosens phlegm, a third dulls the cough reflex.

From BBC

She said Hannah's reaction "happened quickly" and she was coughing up phlegm.

From BBC

The bacterium that causes tuberculosis glows yellow in this phlegm sample; in orange are possible immune cells from the lung.

From New York Times

Many infections involve dry coughs that don't produce phlegm at all.

From National Geographic

Take humoral theory: In the Middle Ages, the body was thought to consist of four liquid components called humors—blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm.

From National Geographic