Past tense of expectorate; coughed up and spat out mucus or phlegm.
The regular past tense of expectorate, formed by adding -ed to the verb stem.
Medical reports use 'expectorated' to describe patient samples—'patient expectorated a sputum sample' sounds clinical and precise. It's an example of how professional jargon transforms ordinary bodily processes into technical descriptions.
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