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VOMITING
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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 ("vomiting" 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 "vomiting"):
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)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb vomit
Context examples:
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)
A drug that prevents or reduces nausea and vomiting.
(Antiemetic, NCI Dictionary)
Patients with gastrointestinal infection present with nausea, vomiting and bloody diarrhea.
(Anthrax, NCI Thesaurus)
The nausea and vomiting that accompanies early pregnancy.
(Morning Sickness, NCI Thesaurus)
It may include nausea, vomiting and dizziness.
(Motion Sickness, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The most common symptoms of norovirus infection are: • Diarrhea • Nausea and vomiting • Stomach pain
(Norovirus Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
This agent may also stimulate the chemoreceptor trigger zone, thereby inducing nausea and vomiting.
(Nicotine, NCI Thesaurus)
As a selective serotonin receptor antagonist, ondansetron competitively blocks the action of serotonin at 5HT3 receptors, resulting in suppression of chemotherapy- and radiotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
(Ondansetron, NCI Thesaurus)
Ondansetron hydrochloride blocks the action of the chemical serotonin, which binds to certain nerves and may trigger nausea and vomiting.
(Ondansetron hydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)
