hematemesis

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

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