| rusty sputum | A reddish brown, blood-stained expectoration characteristic of lobar pneumonococcal pneumonia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sputum | Matter ejected from the lungs, bronchi and trachea, through the mouth. (18 Nov 1997) |
| sputum aerogenosum | A green expectoration seen occasionally in jaundice, due to staining of the sputum by bile pigments. Synonym: green sputum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sputum analysis | A method of detecting certain infections (especially tuberculosis) by culturing of sputum, the mucus matter that collects in the respiratory and upper digestive passages and is expelled by coughing. (09 Oct 1997) |
| sputum culture | The incubation of expectorated material for the purpose of identifying a bacterial contaminant. Sputum cultures can assist the physician in appropriate antibiotic choice for the treatment of pneumonia or bronchitis. (27 Sep 1997) |
| sputum for acid-fast organisms | A special microscopic slide that is prepared to detect the presence of acid-fast bacilli. The diagnosis of tuberculosis can be made using this test. If the sputum specimen shows the acid fast organism a sputum culture (for Mycobacterium) is then performed. (27 Sep 1997) |
| sputum smear | A group of cytologic specimens containing material from the lower respiratory tract and consisting mainly of sputum (spontaneous, induced) and material obtained at bronchoscopy (aspirated, lavaged, brushed); used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs. Synonym: bronchoscopic smear, sputum smear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nummular sputum | A thick, coherent mass expectorated in globular shape which does not run at the bottom of the cup but forms a discoid mass resembling a coin. Synonym: globular sputum. (05 Mar 2000) |