vomitus

American  

[vom-i-tuhs] / ˈvɒm ɪ təs /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

plural

vomituses

1. the act of vomiting.

2. vomited matter.

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vomitus British  

/ ˈvɒmɪtəs /

noun

1. matter that has been vomited

2. the act of vomiting

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Etymology

Origin of vomitus

1880–85; < Latin, equivalent to vomi-, variant stem of vomere to vomit + -tus suffix of v. action

Example Sentences

"Bulimics will often leave evidence around--laxatives on the dresser, vomitus in the toilet bowl--as if they want to get caught," says Tamara Pryor, director of an eating-disorders clinic at the University of Kansas in Wichita.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hmmm,” mused Caro, observing the vomitus splashed across my boots.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

Vomiting, in cases where the pylorus is involved, generally occurs several hours after eating, the vomitus being in an advanced state of fermentation.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.

In artificially fed infants the symptoms are much the same, except that the vomitus often contains large curds which are tough and leathery.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.

Now and then there was grass-green vomitus which, the last time, contained a few brownish granules and had a fecal odor.

From Appendicitis by Tilden, John Henry