Definition

Verb: * To vomit blood: The act of forcefully expelling blood from the stomach or esophagus through the mouth. This is a serious medical symptom, often indicating internal bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bệnh nhân nhập viện vì ói máu. (The patient was hospitalized for vomiting blood.)
  • Triệu chứng của loét dạ dày nặng có thể là ói máu. (A symptom of a severe stomach ulcer can be vomiting blood.)
  • Sau cú ngã, anh ta bắt đầu ói máu. (After the fall, he started to vomit blood.)

Advanced Usage

• "ói ra máu": This is a more descriptive variant with the same meaning.
  • Người đàn ông bị tai nạn và ói ra máu. (The man had an accident and vomited blood.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nôn ra máu: A common synonym for ói máu, also meaning "to vomit blood." The word "nôn" is generally more common in formal medical contexts than "ói."
• Thổ huyết (Literary/Medical term): A more formal or classical term for vomiting blood, often found in traditional medicine or literature.
• Xuất huyết tiêu hóa trên: The medical condition "upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage," of which ói máu is a primary symptom.

Synonyms

• Nôn ra máu: To vomit blood.
• Thổ huyết: To vomit blood (formal/literary).

Important Note

Ói máu describes a specific and severe medical event. It is not a casual term and should be used to describe an actual symptom requiring immediate medical attention.

verb

1. to vomit blood