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noun
The act or process of vomiting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: vomit, vomiting, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out, reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
Narrower terms: rumination, hematemesis, haematemesis, hyperemesis
History
From Ancient Greek ἔμεσις (émesis), from ἐμέω (eméō, “vomit”). Compare ἔμετος (émetos, “vomit”, noun). By surface analysis, suffixed with -esis.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
