phlegm

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Recent Examples of phlegm Baby wet cough: A wet cough causes phlegm or mucus (which contains white blood cells to help fight germs) to form in the baby's airways. Evan Forster, Parents, 17 June 2024 Depending on what those results show, the next step can be a blood test or a phlegm sample. Melody Schreiber, NPR, 2 May 2024 For example, something as simple as coughing up phlegm is exponentially more difficult and exhausting for a quadriplegic than for most non-disabled people. Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 What are the symptoms of active TB? Symptoms include a bad cough that lasts three or more weeks, pain in the chest and coughing up blood or phlegm. Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for phlegm 

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“Phlegm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phlegm. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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