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Expectorate (Verb)

Discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth.

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

The doctor asked the patient to expectorate any phlegm or mucus she had been coughing up into a container for analysis.
He coughed hard to expectorate the mucus that had been congesting his lungs all morning.
Prolonged coughing led to excessive sputum production, forcing her to constantly expectorate to clear her airway.
The nurse showed him how to position the cup to safely expectorate the mucus that the medication had loosened.
After inhaling the saline solution, he tried to expectorate as much of the congestion as he could.

Clear out the chest and lungs; "This drug expectorates quickly".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The expectorant in the cough syrup helps to expectorate mucus from the lungs.
Chest physiotherapy can be an effective way to expectorate thick mucus after pneumonia.
Medications containing guaifenesin work by helping to thin mucus making it easier to expectorate.
Honey is a natural expectorant which helps loosen and expectorate phlegm allowing easier breathing.
As her condition improved, her doctor prescribed medication to help her expectorate excess mucus and fluids.