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Health Encyclopedia: Vomiting Blood
Vomiting blood is a regurgitation of blood from the upper gastrointestinal tract, which includes the mouth, pharynx, esophagus (the feeding tube that transmits food and secretions from mouth to stomach), stomach, and small intestine.
Alternative Names
Hematemesis; Blood in the vomit
Considerations
Vomiting of blood results after there is upper
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