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VOMIT

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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 ("vomit" 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 "vomit"):

rumination (regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding)

haematemesis; hematemesis (vomiting blood)

hyperemesis (severe and excessive vomiting)

Derivation:

vomit (eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A medicine that induces nausea and vomiting

Synonyms:

emetic; nauseant; vomit; vomitive

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("vomit" is a kind of...):

curative; cure; remedy; therapeutic (a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vomit"):

ipecac (a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning))

dry mustard; powdered mustard (a substance such that one to three tablespoons dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic)

Derivation:

vomit (eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The matter ejected in vomiting

Synonyms:

barf; puke; vomit; vomitus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("vomit" is a kind of...):

body waste; excrement; excreta; excretion; excretory product (waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body)

Derivation:

vomit (eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Example:

The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night

Synonyms:

barf; be sick; cast; cat; chuck; disgorge; honk; puke; purge; regorge; regurgitate; retch; sick; spew; spue; throw up; upchuck; vomit; vomit up

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "vomit" is one way to...):

egest; eliminate; excrete; pass (eliminate from the body)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Antonym:

keep down (manage not to throw up)

Derivation:

vomit (the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth)

vomit (a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting)

vomit (the matter ejected in vomiting)

vomiter (a person who vomits)

vomiting (the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth)

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 Context examples: 

Symptoms may include headache, dizziness, fatigue, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, rapid heartbeat, loss of muscle coordination, and blue-colored skin.

(Methemoglobinemia, NCI Dictionary)

Symptoms include headache, nausea, and vomiting.

(Medulloepithelioma, NCI Thesaurus)

Patients with gastrointestinal infection present with nausea, vomiting and bloody diarrhea.

(Anthrax, NCI Thesaurus)

Aloxi blocks the action of the chemical serotonin in the brain, which may help lessen nausea and vomiting.

(Aloxi, NCI Dictionary)

This substance has a very low acute toxicity in humans and is characterized by skin rash, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and nose bleeds.

(Amitrole, NCI Thesaurus)

Symptoms include jaundice, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss.

(ampulla of Vater cancer, NCI Dictionary)

They include vomiting, dehydration, hypotonia, developmental delays, hepatomegaly, lethargy, intellectual disabilities, and chronic kidney disease.

(Methylmalonic Acidemia, NCI Thesaurus)

Drugs used to prevent nausea or vomiting.

(Antiemetic Agent, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The nausea and vomiting that accompanies early pregnancy.

(Morning Sickness, NCI Thesaurus)

Upper abdominal discomfort associated with an urge to vomit.

(Nausea, NCI Thesaurus)