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
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British Dictionary definitions for emesis
Word Origin for emesis
C19: via New Latin from Greek, from
emein to vomit
Medical definitions for emesis
emesis
[ ĕm′ĭ-sĭs ]
n. pl. em•e•ses (-sēz′)
The act or process of vomiting.