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Hi all, after doing some more research I have decided to use tough mucoid sputum. One of the ways to describe sputum is 'mucoid', which can either be watery or pure. Pure mucoid sputum is "translucent, grayish-white in color, tough, and thready in consistency"
Found in: A Manual of clinical chemistry, microscopy, and bacteriology By Martin Klopstock, Albert Kowarsky
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Explanation: taaie sputa lijkt me
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Hi all, after doing some more research I have decided to use tough mucoid sputum. One of the ways to describe sputum is 'mucoid', which can either be watery or pure. Pure mucoid sputum is "translucent, grayish-white in color, tough, and thready in consistency"
Found in: A Manual of clinical chemistry, microscopy, and bacteriology By Martin Klopstock, Albert Kowarsky
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