Definition of Haemoptysis

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

Exact synonyms: Hemoptysis
Generic synonyms: Symptom

Medical Definition of Haemoptysis

1. The expectoration of blood or of blood stained sputum. Origin: Gr. Ptyein = to spit This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haemoptysis

haemopoiesis
haemopoietic
haemopoietic
haemopoietic stem cell
haemopoietic tissue
haemopoietin
haemoporphyrin
haemoprecipitin
haemoproteid
Haemoproteidae
haemoprotein
haemoprotein
Haemoproteus
Haemoproteus
haemoptysis (current term)
haemoptysis (current term)
haemopyelectasia
haemorepellant
haemorheology
haemorrhachis
haemorrhage
haemorrhage
haemorrhage per rhexis
haemorrhagic
haemorrhagic
haemorrhagic anaemia
haemorrhagic ascites
haemorrhagic bacteraemia
haemorrhagic brain metastases
haemorrhagic bronchitis

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