seasickness

[ see-sik-nis ]

/ ˈsiˌsɪk nɪs /

nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, resulting from the rocking or swaying motion of a vessel in which one is traveling at sea.

Compare motion sickness.

Origin of seasickness

First recorded in 1615–25; sea + sickness

Nor is seasickness an issue, because of the wonder-drug Meclizine, sold as Sea Calm.

In Defense of Cruises: Ignore the Carnival Sewage Disaster |Andrew Roberts |February 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
But everything I read said women like me, who got seasickness, altitude sickness, motion sickness, were more likely to suffer HG.

Prue Clarke on Her Battles With Kate Middleton’s Illness, Hyperemesis Gravidarum |Prue Clarke |December 5, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
This is untrue—no human being ever really did prefer drowning to seasickness.

The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 |Various
All our company are over their seasickness and now mostly on deck.

In to the Yukon |William Seymour Edwards

Usually people suffer most from seasickness who come aboard weary from over-work or nervous exhaustion.

The Harris-Ingram Experiment |Charles E. Bolton
Never had blankets seemed more comfortable, for, between the wind and the seasickness, I was chilled through and through.

A Woman's Impression of the Philippines |Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee
In very severe cases of seasickness, the stomach of the patient should be emptied and washed out at once.

The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 |Various

seasickness

[ sē′sĭk′nĭs ]

Motion sickness resulting from the pitching and rolling of a ship or boat in water, especially at sea. mal de mer