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Hemoptysis

Also called Coughing up blood

PulmonologyEmergency MedicineImportant

The coughing up of blood or blood-stained sputum originating from the bronchi, larynx, trachea, or lungs.

Korean

객혈

기관지·후두·기관·폐에서 기인한 혈액 또는 혈흔 섞인 가래를 기침으로 뱉는 것.

French

Hémoptysie

Expectoration de sang ou de crachats sanguinolents provenant des bronches, du larynx, de la trachée ou des poumons.

Word parts

  • hem/oRoot(Greek: hem/o, hemat/o) Blood
  • -ptysisSuffix(Greek) Spitting, coughing up

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