emesis

[em-uh-sis]

noun

Pathology.

1. vomitus.

emesis

/ ˈɛmɪsɪs /

noun

1. the technical name for vomiting See vomit

Other Word Forms

• hyperemesis noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of emesis¹

1870–75; < New Latin < Greek émesis a vomiting, equivalent to eme- (stem of emeîn to vomit) + -sis -sis

Word History and Origins

Origin of emesis¹

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