Vocabulary
der
Auswurf
/ˈaʊ̯sˌvʊʁf/· noun· Pl. —
sputum, phlegm (coughed up)
Der Auswurf is what comes up when someone coughs: clear or white, yellow-green (often a bacterial infection), or with blood. Patients usually say „Schleim“; the medical word is das Sputum. A cough without it is trocken (dry).
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Auswurf
sputum
Morgens hustet er gelb-grünen Auswurf ab.
In the mornings he coughs up yellow-green sputum.
Word family
Auswurfauswerfento throw out, to bring upwerfento throwder Wurfthrow
Common combinations
- Husten mit Auswurfproductive cough
- gelb-grüner Auswurfyellow-green sputum
- blutiger Auswurfbloody sputum
- Husten ohne Auswurfdry cough
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
das Sputum (medical)der Schleim (everyday)
Real examples
- Haben Sie beim Husten Auswurf? Welche Farbe hat er?Do you bring anything up when you cough? What colour is it?
- Blutiger Auswurf muss immer abgeklärt werden.Bloody sputum must always be investigated.
- Seit vier Tagen Husten mit gelb-grünem Auswurf und Fieber.Cough with yellow-green sputum and fever for four days.
