VOMITING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vomiting mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• VOMITING (noun)

Sense 1

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; regurgitation; vomit; vomiting

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)

 Context examples 

Symptoms may include headache, dizziness, fatigue, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, rapid heartbeat, loss of muscle coordination, and blue-colored skin.

(Methemoglobinemia, NCI Dictionary)

Presenting symptoms include headache, vomiting, and neurological manifestations.

(Meningeal Melanocytoma, NCI Thesaurus)

They include vomiting, dehydration, hypotonia, developmental delays, hepatomegaly, lethargy, intellectual disabilities, and chronic kidney disease.

(Methylmalonic Acidemia, NCI Thesaurus)

It is used to treat certain stomach problems and nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy.

(Metoclopramide, NCI Dictionary)

Exposure to Mirex irritates the skin and eyes and causes a headache as well as dizziness, nausea and vomiting and affects the central nervous system, lungs, liver and kidneys.

(Mirex, NCI Thesaurus)

A common, severe type of vascular headache often associated with increased sympathetic activity, resulting in nausea, vomiting, and light sensitivity.

(Migraine, NCI Thesaurus)

Symptoms include headache, nausea, and vomiting.

(Medulloepithelioma, NCI Thesaurus)

Drugs used to prevent nausea or vomiting.

(Antiemetic Agent, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It is being studied in the treatment of nausea and vomiting caused by some cancer treatments.

(Alprazolam, NCI Dictionary)

Aloxi blocks the action of the chemical serotonin in the brain, which may help lessen nausea and vomiting.

(Aloxi, NCI Dictionary)