hematemesis

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

hemat- + emesis

Noun

hematemesis (countable and uncountable, plural hematemeses)

  1. (American spelling, medicine) Blood within vomitus; the vomiting of blood.

Translations

Spanish

Etymology

From hemato- + Ancient Greek ἔμεσις (émesis, vomit).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /emateˈmesis/ [e.ma.t̪eˈme.sis]
  • Rhymes: -esis
  • Syllabification: he‧ma‧te‧me‧sis

Noun

hematemesis f (plural hematemesis)

  1. (pathology) hematemesis

References

  1. hematemesis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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