Thesaurus / sputum
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On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sputum, such as: dribble, drool, froth, slaver, slobber, and spittle.
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Invented in 1983, PCR is a multi-step test to detect infectious agents, including viruses in humans, using a sample of sputum or other genetic material.
THE CDC’S FAILED RACE AGAINST COVID-19: A THREAT UNDERESTIMATED AND A TEST OVERCOMPLICATEDDAVID WILLMANDECEMBER 26, 2020WASHINGTON POSTIt, or a similar bacillus, is sometimes found in the sputum of gangrene of the lung.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDIt is to be remembered, however, that a few of these bacteria may reach the sputum from the upper air-passages.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDIt is sometimes met with in the sputum of catarrhal pneumonia, bronchitis, and tuberculosis.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDDiplococci without capsules are common in the sputum, but have no special significance.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDIt is especially useful with cultures upon serum media, but is applicable also to the sputum.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDDuring resolution the sputum assumes the appearance of that of chronic bronchitis.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDBlood-streaked sputum is strongly suggestive of tuberculosis, and is more common in the early stages than later.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDWhen pneumonia occurs during the course of a chronic bronchitis, the characteristic rusty red sputum may not appear.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDThe sputum of more advanced cases resembles that of chronic bronchitis, with the addition of tubercle bacilli and elastic fibers.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDWORDS RELATED TO SPUTUM
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