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expectorant

/ɪkˈspek.tər.ənt/

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noun

C1formalcommonmedical/ɪkˈspek.tər.ənt/

A noun referring to a medicine that helps to clear mucus from the respiratory tract by promoting coughing or expectoration.

  • 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее лекарство, которое помогает выводить слизь из дыхательных путей, стимулируя кашель или отхаркивание.
  1. Cough medicine B2 formal medical

    A type of medication that helps clear mucus from the respiratory tract by promoting coughing.

    • The doctor prescribed an expectorant to help with the chest congestion.
    • Many over-the-counter expectorants contain guaifenesin.
    • He took an expectorant to loosen the phlegm in his lungs.

    🇷🇺Отхаркивающее средство

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