hemoptysis

English

Alternative forms

haemoptysis

Etymology

hemo- +‎ Ancient Greek [Term?] (“spitting”)

Noun

hemoptysis (countable and uncountable, plural hemoptyses)

(medicine) expectoration (coughing up) of blood from the respiratory system

Synonyms

hemosputum

Translations

expectoration of blood

Greek: αιμόπτυση (el) f (aimóptysi)
Ido: hemoptizio (io)
Italian: emottisi (it) f
Malay: batuk darah

Spanish: hemoptisis (es) f
Swedish: hemoptys (sv) c
Tagalog: paglurandugo

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