Hemoptysis: Spitting up blood or blood-tinged sputum. Pronounced he-MOP-tis-is.
The word "hemoptysis" comes
from the Greek "haima" for "blood" + "ptysis" meaning "a spitting" =
a spitting of blood. The source of the blood was originally not
specified but now refers only to blood from the respiratory
tract.Common Misspellings: haemoptysis, hemoptyosis