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    EMESIS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouthplay

    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)

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