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hemoptysis
he·mop·ty·sis [ hi móptəssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
coughing up of blood: the coughing up of blood or mucus containing blood ( technical )

[Mid-17th century. <hemo- + Greek ptusis "act of spitting"]
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