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Noun: hematemesis
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: haematemesis)
  1. Vomiting blood
    "The patient's hematemesis was a sign of a serious gastrointestinal problem";
    - haematemesis [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: hematemesises

Type of: disgorgement, emesis [technical], puking, regurgitation, vomit, vomiting

Encyclopedia: Hematemesis