haemoptysis

US hemoptysis

/ (hɪˈmɒptɪsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)

spitting or coughing up of blood or blood-streaked mucus, as in tuberculosisCompare haematemesis

Nearby words

haemophilus, haemophilus aegyptius, haemophilus ducreyi, haemophilus influenzae, haemopoiesis, haemoptysis, haemorrhage, haemorrhagic fever, haemorrhoidectomy, haemorrhoids, haemostasis

Word Origin for haemoptysis

C17: from haemo- + -ptysis, from Greek ptyein to spit

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Examples from the Web for haemoptysis

Haemoptysis denotes an escape of blood from the air-passages, which is usually bright red and frothy from admixture with air.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7|Various
Dyspnoea and haemoptysis occasionally occur, but are by no means the rule.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Ergot is used in therapeutics as a haemostatic, and is very valuable in haemoptysis and sometimes in haematemesis.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various
Calcium phosphate is much employed in treating rickets, and calcium chloride in haemoptysis and haemophylia.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6|Various