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hemoptysis

noun

  1. medical symptom: bloody mucus from coughing
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noun

Etymology: From hemo- + Ancient Greek πτύσις (ptúsis, “spitting”), from πτύω (ptúō, “to spit”).

  1. expectoration (coughing up) of blood from the respiratory system
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