He‐mop″ty‐sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. αἱ̑μα blood + � to spit: cf. F. hémoptysie.] (Med.) The expectoration of blood, due usually to hemorrhage from the mucous membrane of the lungs.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.