| prune-juice expectoration | A thin reddish expectoration, characteristic of necrosis of lung tissue, usually by infection; due to haemorrhage caused by destruction of the lung parenchyma; sometimes seen with lung tumours. Synonym: prune-juice expectoration. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| prune-juice sputum | A thin reddish expectoration, characteristic of necrosis of lung tissue, usually by infection; due to haemorrhage caused by destruction of the lung parenchyma; sometimes seen with lung tumours. Synonym: prune-juice expectoration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intestinal juice | An alkaline straw-coloured fluid secreted by the intestinal glands; its enzymes (peptidases, saccharases, nucleases, lecithinases, phosphatases, lipases) complete the hydrolysis of carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| juice | The characteristic fluid of any vegetable or animal substance; the sap or part which can be expressed from fruit, etc.; the fluid part which separates from meat in cooking. "An animal whose juices are unsound." (Arbuthnot) "The juice of July flowers." (B. Jonson) "The juice of Egypt's grape." (Shak) "Letters which Edward Digby wrote in lemon juice." (Macaulay) "Cold water draws the juice of meat." (Mrs. Whitney) Origin: OE. Juse, F.jus broth, gravy, juice, L. Jus; akin to Skr. Ysha. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |