emesis

em·e·sis  (m-ss)

n. pl. em·e·ses (-sz)

The act of vomiting.

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[Greek, from emein, to vomit; see wem- in Indo-European roots.]

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emesis [ˈɛmɪsɪs]

n

(Medicine) the technical name for vomiting

[via New Latin from Greek, from emein to vomit]

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emesis

an act of vomiting. — emetic, adj.

See also: Disease and Illness

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

emesis - the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth disgorgement, puking, vomiting, regurgitation, vomit ejection, forcing out, expulsion, projection - the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting rumination - 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