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EMESIS

• EMESIS (noun)
The noun EMESIS has 1 sense:

1. the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Familiarity information: EMESIS used as a noun is very rare.

• EMESIS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

disgorgement; emesis; puking; vomiting; regurgitation; vomit

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; 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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(English proverb)
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(Native American proverb, Tuscarora)
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(Arabic proverb)
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(Czech proverb)

Useful links:
Meaning of projection
Definition of inborn reflex
Pronunciation of rumination
Definition of haematemesis
Definition of hematemesis

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