Look up: hemoptysis


  1. hemoptysis
    [n] - coughing up blood from the respiratory tract
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  2. Hemoptysis
    Coughing up blood or pulmonary bleeding.
    Found op http://www.swsbm.com/ManualsMM/MedHerbGloss2.txt

  3. Hemoptysis
    Hemoptysis: Spitting up blood or blood-tinged sputum. Pronounced he-MOP-tis-is. The word 'hemoptysis' comes from the Greek 'haima' for 'blood' + 'ptysis' meaning 'a spitting' = a spitting of blood. The source of the blood was originally not specified but now refers only to blood from the respiratory...
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=3700

  4. Hemoptysis
    He·mop'ty·sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek a'i^ma blood + ... to spit: confer French hémoptysie .] (Medicine) The expectoration of blood, due usually to hemorrhage from the mucous membrane of the lungs.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/32

  5. hemoptysis
    Synonym for haemoptysis ... <symptom> The expectoration of blood or of blood stained sputum. ... Origin: Gr. Ptyein = to spit ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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  6. hemoptysis
    (he-mop´tĭ-sis) coughing and spitting of blood because of bleeding within the respiratory tract. The sputum is bright red and frothy with air bubbles, not the dark red or black color of hematemesis. Hemoptysis is most commonly seen in diseases such as tuberculosis, bronchitis, bronchiectasis, ...
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  7. Hemoptysis
    • (n.) The expectoration of blood, due usually to hemorrhage from the mucous membrane of the lungs.
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  1. hemoptysis
    (from the article `tuberculosis`) ...lung, the lesion consists of a collection of dead cells in which tubercle bacilli may be seen. This lesion may erode a neighbouring bronchus or ... ...after awakening in the morning. An irritative cough without sputum may be caused by extension of malignant disea...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/36

  2. Hemoptysis
    Hemoptysis or haemoptysis (s) is the expectoration (coughing up) of blood or of blood-stained sputum from the bronchi, larynx, trachea, or lungs (e.g., in tuberculosis or other respiratory infections or cardiovascular pathologies). ==Differential diagnosis== There are many conditions involving Hemo...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemoptysis

  3. hemoptysis
    Type: Term Pronunciation: hē-mop′ti-sis Definitions: 1. Spitting of blood derived from the lungs or bronchial tubes as a result of pulmonary or bronchial hemorrhage. Synonyms: bronchostaxis
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=40215

  4. HEMOPTYSIS
    Coughing up blood.
    Found op http://www.thehorse.com/Glossary.xhtml?L=H

  5. hemoptysis
    Coughing or spitting up blood from the respiratory tract.
    Found op http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=H

  6. Hemoptysis
    [band] Hemoptysis is an American extreme metal band, named after the medical term for the coughing up of blood. Founded in 2007, the band`s music is built around a solid core of old-school thrash/death metal. However, they incorporate strong European elements of black metal and melodic death...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemoptysis_(band)

  7. hemoptysis
    1) Coughing up blood from the respiratory tract 2) Haemoptysis 3) Spitting up blood 4) Symptom
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/hemoptysis/1

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