Medical Terminology / Unit 9 MedTerm 0549 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Sputum
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The idea
Sputum is material coughed up from the lower airway, distinct from saliva.
In practice
A sputum sample is collected from the airway, not from the mouth.
Where people slip
Sputum comes from below the larynx. Saliva does not.
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