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noun
expectoration (coughing up) of blood from the respiratory system
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
coughing up blood from the respiratory tract; usually indicates a severe infection of the bronchi or lungs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: haemoptysis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: symptom
History
From hemo- + Ancient Greek πτύσις (ptúsis, “spitting”), from πτύω (ptúō, “to spit”).
Across languages
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