emesis

[ em-uh-sis ]
/ ˈɛm ə sɪs /

noun Pathology.

Origin of emesis

1870–75; < New Latin < Greek émesis a vomiting, equivalent to eme- (stem of emeîn to vomit) + -sis -sis

OTHER WORDS FROM emesis

hy·per·em·e·sis, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for emesis

emesis
/ (ˈɛmɪsɪs) /

noun

the technical name for vomiting See vomit

Word Origin for emesis

C19: via New Latin from Greek, from emein to vomit

Medical definitions for emesis

emesis
[ ĕmĭ-sĭs ]

n. pl. em•e•ses (-sēz′)

The act or process of vomiting.