A consumptive should never swallow his expectoration. From Wordnik.com. [The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies] Reference
He had incessant cough, with tough mucous expectoration. From Wordnik.com. [An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners] Reference
Po came over and looked for a moment at Augustus's expectoration. From Wordnik.com. [Lonesome Dove]
There were no signs of chest trouble, but some mucous expectoration. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
By this the expectoration is made easier, and the sleep at night improved. From Wordnik.com. [Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure] Reference
The expectoration is characterized by its abundance and manner of expulsion. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
There is a hacking cough and expectoration of a small amount of thick secretion. From Wordnik.com. [The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI)] Reference
He had had, for a considerable time, a troublesome cough with tough expectoration. From Wordnik.com. [An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners] Reference
Later the cough turns loose and the same expectoration occurs as in the severe type. From Wordnik.com. [The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies] Reference
Physicians prescribe creosote in cases of consumption to stop the expectoration of blood. From Wordnik.com. [Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration] Reference
He cleared his throat by a plenteous expectoration, and then proceeded to read as follows. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861] Reference
The care of the sputum (expectoration) is, however, the essential means of preventing contagion. From Wordnik.com. [The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI)] Reference
At length I was awakened to something like consciousness, by a rapid and universal expectoration. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843] Reference
It has a special influence on the bronchial tubes to encourage expectoration, particularly with children. From Wordnik.com. [Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure] Reference
His cough was particularly troublesome in the morning, and was relieved by a free expectoration of frothy mucus. From Wordnik.com. [An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners] Reference
"Art thou weary, art thou langwidge?" he quoted after a reflective expectoration, which just missed my right foot. From Wordnik.com. [A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition] Reference
Such a one should immediately apply to a physician for examination of the chest, lungs, and sputum (expectoration). From Wordnik.com. [The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI)] Reference
Sometimes there is a sweating of the skin itself which does not cure expectoration, but which must itself be cured. From Wordnik.com. [Papers on Health] Reference
Mr. Chou cleared his throat, but it was only for an immense expectoration into a tin spittoon decorated with pink blooms. From Wordnik.com. [The Quiet American]
As a homely remedy it is especially given for coughs accompanied with abundant thick expectoration, and for chronic asthma. From Wordnik.com. [Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure] Reference
The expectoration is for the most part difficult, and consists of masses of mucus, either greyish, or tending to a black colour. From Wordnik.com. [An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners] Reference
The mucous membrane was smeared with a blackish, tenacious fluid, which, upon removal, appeared to be a portion of the expectoration. From Wordnik.com. [An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners] Reference
This is attended with distressing cough, profuse expectoration, oppressed breathing, pain in the forehead, and general catarrhal symptoms. From Wordnik.com. [An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time] Reference
This case comes under the third division of the disease, where the lungs were cavernous, and where there was free expectoration of carbon. From Wordnik.com. [An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners] Reference
They check expectoration, says Dazille, and lay the foundations of those effusions and depots of matter so often mistaken for genuine Phthisis. From Wordnik.com. [Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject] Reference
The chewing of gum, while no menace to society, is as unesthetic and disgusting as expectoration, and should fall under as righteous if not as severe a ban. From Wordnik.com. [The Etiquette of To-day] Reference
Pete put an end to his slurring remarks to the prisoners, so he had to content himself with ugly looks and frequent expectoration wherewith to express his disgust. From Wordnik.com. [Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power] Reference
The recent passage and enforcement of laws regarding expectoration in public places is a great step in advance, and must be rigidly maintained for the sake of the public health. From Wordnik.com. [The Etiquette of To-day] Reference
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