emesis
em·e·sis
emesis · emeses
рвота, блевание, блевота
The act or process of vomitingThe act or process of vomiting.
/ˈɛmɪsɪs/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or process of vomiting.
Syrup of ipecac almost always forces an emesis.
рво́таrvóta, блева́ниеblevánije, блево́таblevóta
More definitions
- the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
act of vomiting:
Origin
From Ancient Greek ἔμεσις (émesis), from ἐμέω (eméō, “vomit”). Compare ἔμετος (émetos, “voFrom Ancient Greek ἔμεσις (émesis), from ἐμέω (eméō, “vomit”). Compare ἔμετος (émetos, “vomit”, noun). By surface analysis, suffixed with -esis.
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Forms
plural: emesesSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth:vomitvomitingregurgitationdisgorgementpuking
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.