hyperemesis
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- hyperemetic adjective
Example Sentences
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Doncaster GP Dr Dean Eggitt said he sees a woman suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum "every couple of weeks".
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
Mothers who experience hyperemesis with one pregnancy have an 89 percent chance of experiencing it again during subsequent pregnancies.
From Slate • Sep. 15, 2024
"I believe all women who have hyperemesis should be given vitamin B1 to avoid this serious brain swelling that can lead to permanent brain damage and often leads to fetal death," Fejzo says.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2024
An estimated 2 percent of women who experience pregnancy will get hyperemesis gravidarum.
From Salon • Dec. 14, 2023
We owe it to Kaltenbach that this opinion was overturned and hyperemesis gravidarum set down as the result of a functional neurosis, hysterical in character.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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