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haemoptysis

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haemoptysis /hiːˈmɒptɪsɪs / (US English hemoptysis)
noun [mass noun] the coughing up of blood.
– ORIGIN mid 17th century: from modern Latin hemoptysis, from haemo- of blood + Greek ptusis spitting.