noun
- the coughing up of blood from the respiratory tract
Usage: medical
Examples
- The patient was admitted to the hospital after experiencing hemoptysis.
- Hemoptysis can be a symptom of lung cancer or tuberculosis.
- The doctor ordered a chest X-ray to investigate the cause of the hemoptysis.
- Minor hemoptysis may result from a severe cough or bronchitis.
- Massive hemoptysis requires immediate medical attention.
- The pulmonologist explained that hemoptysis differs from vomiting blood.