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Hematemesis

The medical term for bloody vomitus. The word “hematemesis” is made up of “hema-“, blood + “emesis”, vomit = bloody vomit.

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Vomiting of blood. SYN: vomitus cruentes. [hemat- + G. emesis, vomiting]

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he·ma·tem·e·sis or chiefly Brit hae·ma·tem·e·sis .hē-mə-'tem-ə-səsalso .hē-mə-tə-'mē-səs n, pl -e·ses -.sēz the vomiting of blood

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he·ma·tem·e·sis (he″mə-temґə-sis) [hemat- + emesis] the vomiting of blood.

Medical dictionary. 2011.