"Baƙar amai" kalma ce ta likitanci da ake amfani da ita don bayyana alamar da ke tattare da kasancewar duhu, abu mai kama da kofi a cikin amai. Yawancin lokaci ana danganta shi da matsanancin zubar jini na ciki, yawanci daga ciki ko ƙananan hanji na sama. Ana iya haifar da wannan yanayin ta hanyoyi daban-daban na kiwon lafiya irin su peptic ulcers, variceal esophageal varices, hanta cirrhosis, viral hemorrhagic fevers kamar yellow fever da Ebola. Bakar amai cuta ce mai tsanani kuma tana bukatar kulawar gaggawa.