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hemoptysis

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he·mop·ty·sis  (h-mpt-ss)
n.
The expectoration of blood or of blood-streaked sputum from the larynx, trachea, bronchi, or lungs.
[hemo- + Greek ptusis, a spitting (from ptuein, to spit).]
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Noun1.hemoptysis - coughing up blood from the respiratory tract; usually indicates a severe infection of the bronchi or lungs
haemoptysis
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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Eight of these had acute respiratory distress syndrome, 6 had multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, and 6 had acute respiratory insufficiency; the remainder had hemoptysis and/or dyspnea, according clinician notes in the medical charts.
Pulmonary involvement and leptospirosis, Greece by Papa, Anna; Theoharidou, Dionysia; Antoniadis, Antonis / Emerging Infectious Diseases
 
 
 
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