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