emesis

[ em-uh-sis ]
/ ˈɛm ə sɪs /

noun Pathology.

vomitus.

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

Words nearby emesis

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Example sentences from the Web for hyperemesis

British Dictionary definitions for hyperemesis

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 hyperemesis (1 of 2)

hyperemesis
[ hī′pər-ĕm′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

Excessive vomiting.

Other words from hyperemesis

hy′per•e•met′ic (-ĭ-mĕt′ĭk) adj.

Medical definitions for hyperemesis (2 of 2)

emesis
[ ĕm′ĭ-sĭs ]

n. pl. em•e•ses (-sēz′)

The act or process of vomiting.