haemoptysis

(hɪˈmɒptɪsɪs; hɛˈm-) or

hemoptysis

n, pl -ses (-ˌsiːz) (Pathology) spitting or coughing up of blood or blood-streaked mucus, as in tuberculosis. Compare haematemesis[C17: from haemo- + -ptysis, from Greek ptyein to spit]

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Noun

haemoptysis - coughing up blood from the respiratory tract; usually indicates a severe infection of the bronchi or lungshemoptysissymptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

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haemoptysis

he·mop·ty·sis

(hē-mop'ti-sis) The spitting of blood derived from the lungs or bronchial tubes as a result of pulmonary or bronchial hemorrhage.
Synonym(s): haemoptysis. [hemo- + G. ptysis, a spitting]

haemoptysis

Coughing up blood. This is most often an indication of BRONCHITIS or BRONCHIECTASIS or the result of a bout of heavy coughing but may also be caused by TUBERCULOSIS or, more probably nowadays, lung cancer.

he·mop·ty·sis

(hē-mop'ti-sis) Spitting of blood derived from lungs or bronchial tubes as a result of pulmonary or bronchial hemorrhage.
Synonym(s): haemoptysis. [hemo- + G. ptysis, a spitting]

haemoptysis

noun

Synonyms for haemoptysis

noun coughing up blood from the respiratory tract

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hemoptysis

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