Vomiting: The ejection of matter from the stomach in retrograde fashion through the esophagus and mouth. SYN: emesis (1), vomition, vomitus (1).
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Vomiting: The forcible expulsion of the contents of the STOMACH through the MOUTH.
Source: MeSH 2007
Vomiting (symptom): Vomiting or retching symptoms.
Vomiting (symptom): Vomiting is emitting stomach contents from the mouth. This is not the same as regurgitation, which refers to emitting already swallowed food, and must be distinguished correctly. Vomiting is often related to or preceded by nausea, but both nausea-without-vomiting and vomiting-without ... more
Vomiting: See also Vomiting:
»Introduction: Vomiting
»Causes of Vomiting
Vomiting (symptom): See Vomiting (symptom information).
Source - CRISP
Source - MeSH 2007
Source - MeSH 2007
Source - MeSH 2007
Source - MeSH 2007
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