Phlegm Health Dictionary

Phlegm: From 4 Different Sources

See sputum.

Health Source: BMA Medical Dictionary
Author: The British Medical Association

A popular name for MUCUS, particularly that secreted in the air passages. (See BRONCHITIS; EXPECTORANTS.)

Health Source: Herbal Medical
Author: Health Dictionary

Mucus in the throat or bronchi.

Health Source: Medical Dictionary
Author: Health Dictionary

n. a nonmedical term for *sputum.

Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

n. Archaic. inflammation of connective tissue, leading to ulceration.... phlegmon