<symptom> The expectoration of blood or of blood stained sputum. ... Origin: Gr. Ptyein = to spit ... (18 Nov 1997) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Haemoptysis is the coughing up of blood, sometimes produced by fulness of the blood-vessels of the lungs or throat, or by the rupture of blood-vessels as a consequence of ulceration. It is distinguished from blood coming from the stomach by the comparative smallness of its quantity, and by its usually florid colour. It occurs in heart disease, in p... Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/EH.HTM