Once alcohol has entered your bloodstream it remains in your body until it is processed. About 90-98 per cent of alcohol that you drink is broken down in your liver. The other 2-10 per cent of alcohol is removed in your urine, breathed out through your lungs or excreted in your sweat.
Definition of phlegm. 1 : the one of the four humors in early physiology that was considered to be cold and moist and to cause sluggishness. 2 : viscid mucus secreted in abnormal quantity in the respiratory passages.
Sputum or phlegm is the discharge that is expectorated from the respiratory system. It is a combination of mucus produced by the airways combined with saliva from the mouth.his is partly due to the greater mucus production coupled with pus in the purulent types. Apart from the consistency, the color of purulent sputum may vary from white or gray to yellow, green, rust-colored or brown.