EMESIS

vomit, vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking

(noun) the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

emesis (countable and uncountable, plural emeses)

(pathology) The act or process of vomiting.

Anagrams

• missee

Source: Wiktionary


Em"e*sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Emetic.] (Med.)

Definition: A vomiting.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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