HEMOPTYSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: hemoptyses   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Coughing up blood from the respiratory tract; usually indicates a severe infection of the bronchi or lungs

Synonyms:

haemoptysis; hemoptysis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hemoptysis" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

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