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-ptysis

Suffix Medical Terminology

Spitting or coughing up.

Example: hemoptysis (coughing up blood)

Sources

Medical-Surgical Nursing, Chapter 11 Key Terms · OpenStax
Efficacy of nebulised versus intravenous tranexamic acid in management of non-massive haemoptysis: A randomised controlled trial (Lung India) · PubMed Central (NLM)

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