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haematemesis

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haematemesis /ˌhiːməˈtɛmɪsɪs / (US English hematemesis)
noun [mass noun] Medicine the vomiting of blood.
– ORIGIN early 19th century: from haemato- of blood + Greek emesis vomiting.