vomica

[ vom-i-kuh ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural vom·i·cae [vom, -, uh, -see].

1. a cavity, usually in the lungs, containing pus.
2. the pus content of such a cavity.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vomica¹

1565–75; < Latin: a boil, ulcer, equivalent to vom ( ere ) to discharge ( vomit ) + -ica, feminine of -icus -ic

Example Sentences

An acid associated with strychnine in the St. Ignatius bean and in nux vomica.

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Are such remedies as iron, quinine, nux vomica and cod-liver oil ever useful in psoriasis?

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Salt had no effect in killing the frogs, and even nux vomica, which had cured another case of the same kind, was useless.

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After the rupture and discharge of a Vomica also, such a remedy promises to be a powerful palliative.

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The indications for the use of this drug are the same as those for nux vomica, keeping in mind the difference in dose.

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