prune-juice sputum

prune-·juice spu·tum

a thin reddish expectoration, characteristic of necrosis of lung tissue, usually by infection; due to hemorrhage caused by destruction of the lung parenchyma; sometimes seen with lung tumors. Synonym(s): prune-juice expectoration

prune-juice spu·tum

(prūnjūs spyūtŭm) Thin reddish expectoration, characteristic of necrosis of lung tissue, usually by infection; sometimes seen with lung tumors.