He displayed remarkable phlegm in very dangerous conditions. a man of remarkable phlegm, never showing enthusiasm nor displeasure
Recent Examples on the WebKeegan half expected a sensory flashback to the choking heat and the taste of dusty phlegm and gunpowder residue. August Cole, Wired, 5 June 2020 Technicians can ask a patient to cough up phlegm, known as sputum, but doing so substantially raises the risk of infecting health care workers. Lydia Depillis, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2020 Haley said even her cat was coughing up phlegm and acting lethargic. Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 6 May 2020 For sputum samples, a patient coughs to produce phlegm or mucus, which is collected and analyzed, but if those samples don’t have enough material, the lab cannot run the tests. Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 21 Mar. 2020 Roberta Bivins points out in her history of alternative medicine that for most of Western history, medical wisdom held that physical health relied on the balance of the four humors (blood, black bile, yellow bile, and phlegm). Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2020 Nearby, one man cleared his throat and spat an oyster of phlegm onto the sidewalk.New York Times, 24 Mar. 2020 Health officials can use a variety of tests to determine whether someone has contracted the virus, including a nose swab and testing a person’s phlegm. Nic Garcia, Dallas News, 4 Feb. 2020 Franny occasionally chokes on his phlegm and needs suctioning, and relies on a personal care attendant with experience providing respiratory care. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2020 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English fleume, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin phlegmat-, phlegma, from Greek, flame, inflammation, phlegm, from phlegein to burn — more at black entry 1