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emesis
[ em-uh-sis ]
/ ˈɛm ə sɪs /
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Origin of emesis
1870–75; <New Latin <Greek émesis a vomiting, equivalent to eme- (stem of emeîn to vomit) + -sis-sis
OTHER WORDS FROM emesis
hy·per·em·e·sis, nounWords nearby emesis
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, emery, emery board, emery cloth, emery wheel, emesis, E.Met., emetic, emetine, emf, EMG
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Word Origin for emesis
C19: via New Latin from Greek, from emein to vomit
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