phlegm

noun
UK: /flem/
US: /flem/

  1. Thick mucus in the nose or throat, often produced when you have a cold.

    1. He coughed up some phlegm.
    2. The patient had difficulty clearing the phlegm from their lungs after the surgery.

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The phonetic transcription of "phlegm" is /flem/ in British English and /flem/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

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