motion sickness


noun Pathology.

a feeling of nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, resulting from stimulation by motion of the semicircular canals of the ear during travel by car, plane, etc.

Origin of motion sickness

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby motion sickness

British Dictionary definitions for motion sickness

motion sickness

noun

the state or condition of being dizzy or nauseous from riding in a moving vehicle

Medical definitions for motion sickness

motion sickness

n.

Nausea and dizziness induced by motion, as in travel by aircraft, car, or ship. kinesia