vomit blood; hematemesis; spit blood
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to vomit blood; to spit up blood from internal bleeding (medical term: hematemesis)
formalRefers specifically to the medical condition of vomiting blood, usually due to gastrointestinal bleeding. Distinguished from 咯血 (kǎ xiě, coughing up blood from the respiratory tract) and 呕血 (ǒu xuè, vomiting blood, often used interchangeably but can imply more severe cases).
Tā他
wèi胃
kuì溃
yáng疡
fā发
zuò作
，
zuó昨
wǎn晚
tù吐
xiě血
le了
。
His gastric ulcer flared up, and he vomited blood last night.
Bìng病
rén人
chū出
xiàn现
tù吐
xiě血
zhèng症
zhuàng状
，
xū需
yào要
lì立
jí即
sòng送
yī医
yuàn院
。
The patient is showing symptoms of vomiting blood and needs to be taken to the hospital immediately.
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Cháng长
qī期
yǐn饮
jiǔ酒
guò过
liàng量
kě可
néng能
dǎo导
zhì致
gān肝
yìng硬
huà化
hé和
tù吐
xiě血
。
Long-term excessive drinking may lead to liver cirrhosis and vomiting blood.