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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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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

Pregnancy had its own difficulties, including hyperemesis, a condition which causes extreme vomiting and nausea.

From BBC Dec. 8, 2024

And someday, to hopefully give her a sibling, I’ll likely walk into the woods of hyperemesis again.

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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