| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| hemoptysis |
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| SYLLABICATION: | he·mop·ty·sis |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  h -m p t-ss |
| NOUN: | The expectoration of blood or of blood-streaked sputum from the larynx, trachea, bronchi, or lungs. | | ETYMOLOGY: | hemo– + Greek ptusis, a spitting (from ptuein, to spit).
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