Meanings
nounhematemesis (countable and uncountable, plural hematemeses)
plural hematemeses · alternative UK haematemesis · alternative UK hæmatemesis
- UScountableuncountablemedicineThe vomiting of blood; blood within vomitus.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bengali রক্তবমন
- রক্তবমন (roktobomon)vomiting with blood
Catalan hematèmesi
- hematèmesivomiting with blood
Chinese Mandarin 嘔血 /呕血
- 嘔血 /呕血 (ǒuxuè)vomiting with blood
French hématémèse
- hématémèsevomiting with blood
German Bluterbrechen
- Bluterbrechenvomiting with blood
Greek αιματέμεση
- αιματέμεση (aimatémesi)vomiting with blood
Japanese 吐血
- 吐血 (toketsu)vomiting with blood
Portuguese hematêmese, hematémese
- hematêmesevomiting with blood
- hematémesevomiting with blood
Spanish hematemesis
- hematemesisvomiting with blood
Swedish blodkräkning
- blodkräkningvomiting with blood
Tagalog pagsukandugo
- pagsukandugovomiting with blood
Cite this entry
APA
hematemesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hematemesis
MLA
“hematemesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hematemesis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hematemesis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hematemesis.
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