hemoptysis
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hemoptysis
1640–50; < New Latin, equivalent to hemo- hemo- + Greek ptýsis spitting; compare ptýein to spit
Example Sentences
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Hemoptysis promptly ceased with the suspension of the drug.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
Hemoptysis is a possible, but not a marked symptom.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
Hemoptysis is a term used to signify bleeding from the lungs.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Hemoptysis may have its origin from a luetic ulceration.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier
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