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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.


Other Word Forms

  • hyperemetic adjective

Example Sentences

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Ella and husband Joe said dealing with newborn twins and two other children was significantly easier than dealing with hyperemesis gravidarum.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Mothers who experience hyperemesis with one pregnancy have an 89 percent chance of experiencing it again during subsequent pregnancies.

From Slate • Sep. 15, 2024

An estimated 2 percent of women who experience pregnancy will get hyperemesis gravidarum.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2023

The team found that a rare genetic variant that puts women at a much greater risk of hyperemesis gravidarum was associated with lower levels of the hormone in the blood and tissues outside of pregnancy.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023

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 Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)