hemoptysis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun coughing up blood from the respiratory tract; usually indicates a severe infection of the bronchi or lungs
    haemoptysis.

WordNet

He*mop"ty*sis noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. blood + to spit: cf. F. hémoptysie.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) The expectoration of blood, due usually to hemorrhage from the mucous membrane of the lungs.

Webster 1913