hemoptysis
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editFrom hemo- + Ancient Greek πτύσις (ptúsis, “spitting”), from πτύω (ptúō, “to spit”).
Noun
edithemoptysis (countable and uncountable, plural hemoptyses)
- (medicine) expectoration (coughing up) of blood from the respiratory system
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editexpectoration of blood
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