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haematemesis

/ ˌhɛm-; ˌhiːməˈtɛmɪsɪs /

noun

  1. vomiting of blood, esp as the result of a bleeding ulcer Compare haemoptysis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of haematemesis1

C19: from haemato- + Greek emesis vomiting
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Example Sentences

Ergot is used in therapeutics as a haemostatic, and is very valuable in haemoptysis and sometimes in haematemesis.

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