HYPEREMESIS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Severe and excessive vomiting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

disgorgement; emesis; puking; regurgitation; vomit; vomiting (the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth)

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

hyperemesis gravidarum (hyperemesis during pregnancy; if severe it can result in damage to the brain and liver and kidney)

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