English > emesis: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth. |
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| Synonyms | vomit, vomiting, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking |
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| Narrower | hematemesis, haematemesis | vomiting blood |
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| hyperemesis | severe and excessive vomiting |
| rumination | regurgitation of small amounts of food |
| Broader | expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out | The act of expelling or projecting or ejecting |
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| reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction | An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |