hematemesis
World English Dictionary
haematemesis or (US) hematemesis (ˌhiːməˈtɛmɪsɪs, ˌhɛm-, ˌhiːməˈtɛmɪsɪs, ˌhɛm-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| Compare haemoptysis vomiting of blood, esp as the result of a bleeding ulcer | |
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| hematemesis or (US) hematemesis | |
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Medical Dictionary
hematemesis he·ma·tem·e·sis (hē'mə-těm'ĭ-sĭs, hěm'ə-, hē'mə-tə-mē'sĭs)
n.
The vomiting of blood.
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Hematemesis
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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