emesis

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emesis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Emesis \Em"e*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See Emetic.] (Med.)
     A vomiting.
     [1913 Webster]

emesis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  emesis
      n 1: the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach
           through the mouth [syn: vomit, vomiting, emesis,
           regurgitation, disgorgement, puking]