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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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She says that "of all the drugs that we use to manage nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, Xonvea is the only one that has a specific label for use to treat nausea, vomiting and hyperemesis".

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

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

I’d been depressed before, but the depression that came with hyperemesis was all-consuming and thick, in a way I had not ever experienced, and rolled over me like a fog.

From Slate Sep. 15, 2024

"I believe all women who have hyperemesis should be given vitamin B1 to avoid this serious brain swelling that can lead to permanent brain damage and often leads to fetal death," Fejzo says.

From Science Daily May 22, 2024

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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