hematemesis n 1: vomiting blood [syn: {hematemesis}, {haematemesis}]
Hematemesis \Hem`a*tem"e*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood + ? a vomiting, fr. ? to vomit.] (Med.) A vomiting of blood. [1913 Webster]