haematemesis or (US) hematemesis (ˌhiːməˈtɛmɪsɪs, ˌhɛm-, ˌhiːməˈtɛmɪsɪs, ˌhɛm-) ![]() | |
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| Compare haemoptysis vomiting of blood, esp as the result of a bleeding ulcer | |
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| hematemesis or (US) hematemesis | |
| —n | |
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hematemesis he·ma·tem·e·sis (hē'mə-těm'ĭ-sĭs, hěm'ə-, hē'mə-tə-mē'sĭs)
n.
The vomiting of blood.
| 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. |