hematemesis

noun

he·ma·tem·e·sis

variants: or chiefly British haematemesis \ ˌhē-mə-ˈtem-ə-səs also ˌhē-mə-tə-ˈmē-səs \

plural hematemeses\ -ˌsēz

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Medical Definition of hematemesis

: the vomiting of blood

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