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Hematemesis

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Hem`a`tem´e`sis
n.1.(Med.) A vomiting of blood.
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Noun1.hematemesis - vomiting blood
disgorgement, emesis, puking, vomiting, regurgitation, vomit - the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth


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He had no recent history of fever, cough, weight loss, dysphagia, dyspnea, aspiration, hematemesis, or hemoptysis associated with the swelling.
2002 ([dagger]) United Kingdom 55-year-old man admitted to Dundee hospital with acute hematemesis and upper limb parasthesia; became aggressive and required sedation on day 5; died on day 14.
MHF is characterized by sudden onset of fever, headache, myalgia, arthralgia, and frequently progresses to diarrhea and vomiting, hemorrhagic diathesis (petechiae, hematemesis, melena), and death (1).
 
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