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Emesis

//ˈɛmɪsɪs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of vomiting. countable, uncountable

    "Syrup of ipecac almost always forces an emesis."

  2. 2
    the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth wordnet

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔμεσις (émesis), from ἐμέω (eméō, “vomit”). Compare ἔμετος (émetos, “vomit”, noun). Synchronically held to end in the suffix -esis.

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