n.
Pronunciation: hi- ' mäp-t ə -s ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from hem- + Greek ptysis act of spitting, from ptyein to spit ― more at SPEW
Date: 1646
: expectoration of blood from some part of the respiratory tract
n.
Pronunciation: hi- ' mäp-t ə -s ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from hem- + Greek ptysis act of spitting, from ptyein to spit ― more at SPEW
Date: 1646
: expectoration of blood from some part of the respiratory tract
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012