vomitus

American

[vom-i-tuhs] / ˈvɒm ɪ təs /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

the act of vomiting.
vomited matter.

vomitus British

/ ˈvɒmɪtəs /

noun

matter that has been vomited
the act of vomiting

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

vomituses

plural

Etymology

Origin of vomitus

1880–85; < Latin, equivalent to vomi-, variant stem of vomere to vomit + -tus suffix of v. action

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