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hematemesis

hee-mah-TEM-eh-sis

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Definition

Vomiting of blood

PathologyDigestive

Breakdown

Root

hemat/o

blood

Suffix

-emesis

vomiting

Etymology

Greek: hemat/o (blood) + emesis (vomiting)

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