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hemosputum

hemosputum noun: the presence of blood in the sputum.

Noun

hemosputum (uncountable)

  1. The presence of blood in the sputum.
    • When considered in combination with the use of antiangiogenic therapy, this diagnostic tool is easy to apply and has broad utility among medical oncologists to avoid the risk of hemosputum in the great vessels [ 5 ].2015 July 30, Hidetaka Uramoto et al., “Easy Diagnosis of Aortic Invasion in Patients with Lung Cancer Using Cine Magnetic Resonance Imaging”, in Case Reports in Oncology, volume 8, →DOI
    Synonyms:
    hemoptysis

Synonyms of hemosputum

Origin of hemosputum

From hemo- + sputum.

Questions about hemosputum

What does hemosputum mean?
Hemosputum means the presence of blood in the sputum.
What part of speech is hemosputum?
Hemosputum is a noun.

Words near hemosputum in the dictionary

  1. hemospasia
  2. hemospermia
  3. hemospermic
  4. hemosporidian
  5. hemosporidians
  6. hemosputum
  7. hemostaseologic
  8. hemostaseological
  9. hemostaseology
  10. hemostases
  11. hemostasia

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