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haemoptysis
/ hɪˈmɒptɪsɪs /
noun
- spitting or coughing up of blood or blood-streaked mucus, as in tuberculosis Compare haematemesis
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Word History and Origins
Origin of haemoptysis1
C17: from haemo- + -ptysis, from Greek ptyein to spit
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