Meaning & use
Ptysis
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The act of spitting or the medical condition of expectorating, especially saliva or mucus.
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The physician noted persistent ptysis as part of the patient's symptoms.
Ptysis is often discussed in relation to more specific terms like hemoptysis, the spitting of blood.
A note on using this word
From Greek 'ptuein,' meaning to spit; it survives mainly as a root in medical compounds such as 'hemoptysis.'
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expectorationspitting
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