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hemoptysis

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From hemo- +‎ Ancient Greek πτύσις (ptúsis, spitting), from πτύω (ptúō, to spit).

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hemoptysis (countable and uncountable, plural hemoptyses)

  1. (medicine) expectoration (coughing up) of blood from the respiratory system

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