hemoptysis (redirected from parasitic hemoptysis)

he·mop·ty·sis  (h-mpt-ss)

n.

The expectoration of blood or of blood-streaked sputum from the larynx, trachea, bronchi, or lungs.

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[hemo- + Greek ptusis, a spitting (from ptuein, to spit).]

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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