English Explanatory Dictionary

emesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process of vomiting.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛmɪsɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emesis.wav

Word forms

emesis emeses

Etymology

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

Derived words

antiemesis antiemetic copremesis emetic emetology haematemesis hematemesis hyperemesis
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