Hemoptysis


[hi-mop-tuh-sis] /hɪˈmɒp tə sɪs/

noun, Pathology.
1.
the expectoration of blood or bloody mucus.

hemoptysis he·mop·ty·sis (hĭ-mŏp’tĭ-sĭs)
n.
The spitting of blood derived from the lungs or from the bronchial tubes.

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