emesis

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[edit] Etymology

From the Greek ἐμέω "I vomit" (confer ἔμετος "vomit").

[edit] Noun

emesis (plural emeses)

  1. (medicine) The act or process of vomiting or having vomited.
    Syrup of ipecac almost always forces an emesis.

[edit] Translations

act of vomiting

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