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HEMATEMESIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hematemesis mean?
• HEMATEMESIS (noun)
The noun HEMATEMESIS has 1 sense:
1. vomiting blood
Familiarity information: HEMATEMESIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Vomiting blood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
haematemesis; hematemesis
Hypernyms ("hematemesis" is a kind of...):
disgorgement; emesis; puking; regurgitation; vomit; vomiting (the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth)
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