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hyperemesis

American  
[hahy-per-em-uh-suhs, hahy-per-i-mee-suhs] / ˌhaɪ pərˈɛm ə səs, ˌhaɪ pər ɪˈmi səs /

noun

  1. Medicine/Medical. persistent vomiting.


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Doncaster GP Dr Dean Eggitt said he sees a woman suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum "every couple of weeks".

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025

Pregnancy had its own difficulties, including hyperemesis, a condition which causes extreme vomiting and nausea.

From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2024

The results were instant and clear: One study found that women with hyperemesis are eight times more likely to experience depression during pregnancy.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2024

"I believe all women who have hyperemesis should be given vitamin B1 to avoid this serious brain swelling that can lead to permanent brain damage and often leads to fetal death," Fejzo says.

From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024

We owe it to Kaltenbach that this opinion was overturned and hyperemesis gravidarum set down as the result of a functional neurosis, hysterical in character.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

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