Thursday, 24 January 2019

Haemoptysis

Disease class: Lung diseases

Definition

The coughing-up of blood from the lungs. The blood is usually bright red and frothy, thus distinguishing it from blood brought up from the stomach.
Source: Black's Medical Dictionary (42nd ed, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-0419-4) 

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