hematemesis
English
Alternative forms
Noun
hematemesis (countable and uncountable, plural hematemeses)
- (American spelling, medicine) Blood within vomitus; the vomiting of blood.
Translations
vomiting with blood
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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
References
- “hematemesis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Further reading
- “hematemesis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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