emesis

[ em-uh-sis ]

/ ˈɛm ə sɪs /

noun Pathology.

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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, noun

Words nearby emesis

emerson, ralph waldo, emery, emery board, emery cloth, emery wheel, emesis, emetic, emetine, emetocathartic, emf, emg

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Example sentences from the Web for emesis

This was how he had logged the hours, or kept track of his bouts of emesis.
'Are You Also With Fever?'|Dr. Abraham Verghese|February 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Even when the nervous system is not directly the cause of the emesis, the remote irritant may work through the nervous system.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
The emesis may recur so often at night as to cause exhaustion from insomnia.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
In a case of hysteria, to be mentioned later, the entire epithelial coat of two-thirds of the oesophagus was discharged by emesis.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

The dying woman, relieved by her first emesis, now lay inert, with closed eyes.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete|Emile Zola
In females the pelvic organs are often the true source of emesis.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for emesis

emesis

/ (ˈɛmɪsɪs) /

noun

the technical name for vomitingSee vomit

Word Origin for emesis

C19: via New Latin from Greek, from emein to vomit

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Medical definitions for emesis

emesis

[ ĕm′ĭ-sĭs ]

n. pl. em•e•ses (-sēz′)

The act or process of vomiting.