Hemoptysis

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  • noun. The expectoration of blood or of blood-streaked sputum from the larynx, trachea, bronchi, or lungs.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In pathology, spitting of blood: usually restricted to the raising of blood from the lungs. Also hæmoptoë.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The expectoration of blood, due usually to hemorrhage from the mucous membrane of the lungs.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. expectoration (coughing up) of blood
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. coughing up blood from the respiratory tract; usually indicates a severe infection of the bronchi or lungs
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    "Dense, crunchy, intended for medical professionals (I learned two new words -- "cachectic" and "hemoptysis" -- and my medical Latin is pretty darned good for a non-doctor), and full of the usual assortment of incredibly gross but illustrative scene photos."
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