- nummular sputum
- sputum in rounded disks, shaped somewhat like coins.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
nummular sputum
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nummular — 1. Discoid or coin shaped; denoting the thick mucous or mucopurulent sputum in certain respiratory diseases, so called because of the disc shape assumed when it is flattened on the bottom of a sputum mug containing water or transparent… … Medical dictionary
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