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PRUNE JUICE EXPECTORATION

\pɹˈuːn d͡ʒˈuːs ɛkspˌɛktəɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \pɹˈuːn d‍ʒˈuːs ɛkspˌɛktəɹˈe‍ɪʃən], \p_ɹ_ˈuː_n dʒ_ˈuː_s ɛ_k_s_p_ˌɛ_k_t_ə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of PRUNE JUICE EXPECTORATION

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The sputa resembling prune juice, which occur in the third or purulent stage of pneumonia.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

The peculiar sputum of pneumonia, especially when the disease is hastening to a fatal termination. It is less abundant, less tenacious, and darker in color than the ordinary rusty sputa of pneumonia. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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