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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

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

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)

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