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HAEMOPTYSIS (haemoptyses)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does haemoptysis mean? 

HAEMOPTYSIS (noun)
  The noun HAEMOPTYSIS has 1 sense:

1. coughing up blood from the respiratory tract; usually indicates a severe infection of the bronchi or lungsplay

  Familiarity information: HAEMOPTYSIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HAEMOPTYSIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

haemoptysis; hemoptysis

Hypernyms ("haemoptysis" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)


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