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He also had what's known as a sputum or smear test looking at whether or not he was actually having the bacteria on -- coming out of his breath.— CNN Transcript May 30, 2007
Katie ` s spokesman says she read the skip beforehand but the word sputum was inserted afterwards and she mispronounced it, "spa-tum" on the air, which explains why she was annoyed at the writer.— CNN Transcript Jul 10, 2007
Also, if he had had what's known as a sputum test, which is an important.— CNN Transcript May 30, 2007
Henceforth the sputum is also to be thrown in a _spittoon_ which is either entirely empty or on account of easier cleansing has the bottom covered with a thin layer of water.— Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated
The sputum -- yes.— CNN Transcript Jun 5, 2007
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