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EMESIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Synonyms:
disgorgement; emesis; puking; regurgitation; vomit; vomiting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("emesis" is a kind of...):
ejection; expulsion; forcing out; projection (the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting)
inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; reflex action; reflex response; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "emesis"):
rumination (regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding)
haematemesis; hematemesis (vomiting blood)
hyperemesis (severe and excessive vomiting)
