Emesis: meaning, definitions and examples

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emesis

 

[ ษชหˆmiหsษชs ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

medical

The act or process of vomiting.

Synonyms

puking, regurgitation, vomiting

Examples of usage

  • She experienced emesis after eating spoiled food.
  • The patient's emesis was due to a stomach virus.

Translations

Translations of the word "emesis" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น รชmese

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคตเคฎเคจ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Emesis

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ emesis

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะตะผะตะทั–ั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ emesis

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅ˜”ๅ (ใŠใ†ใจ)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท รฉmรจse

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ emesis

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท emesis

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ตฌํ† 

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู‚ูŠุก

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ emeze

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ emรฉza

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ‘•ๅ (ว’utรน)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ emesis

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ uppkรถst

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›าฑััƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ”แƒ›แƒ”แƒ–แƒ˜แƒกแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ emesis

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ emesis

Word origin

The word 'emesis' comes from the Greek word 'emeisis', which means 'vomiting'. This term has been used in medical contexts to describe the act of vomiting since ancient times.