Hemoptysis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The expectoration of blood or of blood-streaked sputum from the larynx, trachea, bronchi, or lungs.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. expectoration (coughing up) of blood
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The expectoration of blood, due usually to hemorrhage from the mucous membrane of the lungs.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In pathology, spitting of blood: usually restricted to the raising of blood from the lungs. Also hæmoptoë.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. coughing up blood from the respiratory tract; usually indicates a severe infection of the bronchi or lungs
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