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vomica

[ vom-i-kuh ]

noun

, Pathology.
, plural vom·i·cae [vom, -, uh, -see].
  1. a cavity, usually in the lungs, containing pus.
  2. the pus content of such a cavity.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of vomica1

1565–75; < Latin: a boil, ulcer, equivalent to vom ( ere ) to discharge ( vomit ) + -ica, feminine of -icus -ic
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Example Sentences

An acid associated with strychnine in the St. Ignatius bean and in nux vomica.

Are such remedies as iron, quinine, nux vomica and cod-liver oil ever useful in psoriasis?

Salt had no effect in killing the frogs, and even nux vomica, which had cured another case of the same kind, was useless.

After the rupture and discharge of a Vomica also, such a remedy promises to be a powerful palliative.

The indications for the use of this drug are the same as those for nux vomica, keeping in mind the difference in dose.

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