hemoptysis
Meanings
noun
- expectoration (coughing up) of blood from the respiratory system
Word forms
Etymology
From hemo- + Ancient Greek πτύσις (ptúsis, “spitting”), from πτύω (ptúō, “to spit”).
Synonyms
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