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rusty sputum

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rust·y spu·tum

a reddish brown, blood-stained expectoration characteristic of lobar pneumonococcal pneumonia.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
A descriptive term for the sputum produced in pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae and Klebsiella pneumoniae; it is composed of bacteria, haemorrhage, mucus, and sloughed necrotic lung tissue
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

rusty sputum

A descriptor for the sputum produced in pneumonia caused by S pneumoniae and K pneumoniae; which is composed of bacteria, hemorrhage, mucus, sloughed necrotic lung tissue
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

rust·y spu·tum

(rŭs'tē spyū'tŭm)
A reddish-brown, blood-stained expectoration characteristic of pneumonococcal lobar pneumonia.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

rust·y spu·tum

(rŭs'tē spyū'tŭm)
Reddish brown, blood-stained expectoration characteristic of lobar pneumonococcal pneumonia.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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