hemoptysis

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noun

expectoration (coughing up) of blood from the respiratory system

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hemosputumhaemoptysis
OriginAncient Greek πτύσις →
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Meanings

nounhemoptysis (countable and uncountable, plural hemoptyses)

plural hemoptyses · alternative haemoptysis

  1. countableuncountablemedicineexpectoration (coughing up) of blood from the respiratory system

    Synonyms: hemosputum

Synonyms & antonyms

nounexpectoration (coughing up) of blood from the respiratory system

Similar
hemosputum

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
haemoptysis
Broader
symptom
Also see
hemosputum

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπτύσις“spitting”
  2. Englishhemoptysis

From hemo- + Ancient Greek πτύσις (ptúsis, “spitting”), from πτύω (ptúō, “to spit”).

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Translations

Catalan hemoptisi
  • hemoptisiexpectoration of blood
French hémoptysie
  • hémoptysieexpectoration of blood
German Bluthusten, Blutspucken
  • Bluthustenexpectoration of blood
  • Blutspuckenexpectoration of blood
  • Hä­mo­ptoeexpectoration of blood
  • Hä­mo­ptyseexpectoration of blood
  • Hä­mo­ptysisexpectoration of blood
Greek αιμόπτυση
  • αιμόπτυση (aimóptysi)expectoration of blood
Hungarian vérköpés
  • vérköpésexpectoration of blood
Indonesian batuk darah
  • batuk darahexpectoration of blood
Italian emottisi
  • emottisiexpectoration of blood
Malay batuk darah
  • batuk darahexpectoration of blood
Polish krwioplucie
  • krwioplucieexpectoration of blood
Russian кровоха́рканье
  • кровоха́рканье (krovoxárkanʹje)expectoration of blood
Spanish hemoptisis
  • hemoptisisexpectoration of blood
Swedish hemoptys
  • hemoptysexpectoration of blood
Tagalog paglurandugo
  • paglurandugoexpectoration of blood
Ukrainian кровоха́ркання
  • кровоха́ркання (krovoxárkannja)expectoration of blood
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APA

hemoptysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemoptysis

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“hemoptysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemoptysis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemoptysis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemoptysis.

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