emesis

[ em-uh-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. vomitus.

emesis

/ ˈɛmɪsɪs /

noun

1. the technical name for vomiting See vomit

Other Words From

• hyper·eme·sis noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of emesis¹

1870–75; < New Latin < Greek émesis a vomiting, equivalent to eme- (stem of emeîn to vomit) + -sis -sis

Word History and Origins

Origin of emesis¹

C19: via New Latin from Greek, from emein to vomit

Example Sentences

Once, before I learned to bring emesis bags everywhere, I had to stop my car on the side of the road and fling open the door to vomit onto the street.

From Slate

The “emesis bag,” as a tag calls it, includes a drawing of a suited-up astronaut.

From Washington Post

Woman with a migraine holding a towel over her eyes and a crumpled blue emesis bag in her right hand, for when she vomits.

From New York Times

“Give a woman a quiet room to herself without an emesis basin.”

From Slate

Before the movie is over, that emesis won’t be the only salvo hurled by a woman in the direction of a man.

From New York Times