emesis
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em·e·sis
(ĕm′ĭ-sĭs)n. pl. em·e·ses (-sēz′)
The act of vomiting.
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emesis
(ˈɛmɪsɪs)n
(Medicine) the technical name for vomiting. See vomit
[C19: via New Latin from Greek, from emein to vomit]
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vom•i•tus
(ˈvɒm ɪ təs)n.
vomited matter.
[1880–85; < Latin, =vomi-, variant s. of vomere to vomit + -tus suffix of v. action]
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emesis
an act of vomiting. — emetic, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  emesis - the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouthrumination - regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding haematemesis, hematemesis - vomiting blood hyperemesis - severe and excessive vomiting inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
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