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Noun: haemoptysis  hi'móp-ti-sis
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hemoptysis)
  1. Coughing up blood from the respiratory tract; usually indicates a severe infection of the bronchi or lungs
    - hemoptysis [N. Amer]

Type of: symptom

Encyclopedia: Haemoptysis

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haemorrhagic cyst
haemorrhagic fever
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haemorrhoidal vein
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