Quick Answer. The term peacock is sometimes used to refer to both males and females. Strictly speaking, peacock refers to the male, and it does not lay eggs. The female or peahen lays three to five eggs at a time. Continue Reading.
The x-ray may show thickening of the bronchial wall with acute bronchitis, but not the phlegm. With asthma the x-ray doesn't show phlegm either, usually it appears normal, but it can show hyperinflation. With pneumonia, the alveoli, commonly called air sacs, are filled with phlegm and you can see it. Continue discussion. This discussion is closed.
Most lung tumours show up on X-rays as a white-grey mass. However, chest X-rays cannot give a definitive diagnosis because they often cannot distinguish between cancer and other conditions, such as a lung abscess (a collection of pus that forms in the lungs).f your chest X-ray suggests you may have lung cancer, you should be referred to a specialist (if you've haven't already been) in chest conditions such as lung cancer.