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Definition of Haematemesis
1. Noun. Vomiting blood.
Generic synonyms: Disgorgement, Emesis, Puking, Regurgitation, Vomit, Vomiting
Definition of Haematemesis
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of hematemesis) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Haematemesis
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Haematemesis
Literary usage of Haematemesis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles of Midwifery: Including the Diseases of Women and Children by John Burns (1843)
"In some instances, haemoptysis or haematemesis takes place in pregnancy, especially
in the last months. Blood-letting is the remedy, chiefly, to be depended ..."
2. The North American Medical and Surgical Journal (1829)
"It may not be improper here to remark, that haematemesis is to be considered
invariably as a symptom, and never as constituting the disease itself. ..."
3. Animal Chemistry with Reference to the Physiology and Pathology of Man by Johann Franz Simon (1846)
"In a girl aged 20 years, with severe haematemesis, who had brought up nearly a
quart of coagulated blood, the urine which was passed almost immediately ..."
4. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1897)
"That instances of surgical interference are, as yet, few, is due to the fact that
patients with gastric ulcer with profuse haematemesis are, as a rule, ..."
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