vomitus

American  

[vom-i-tuhs] / ˈvɒm ɪ təs /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

plural

vomituses

1. the act of vomiting.

2. vomited matter.

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vomitus British  

/ ˈvɒmɪtəs /

noun

1. matter that has been vomited

2. the act of vomiting

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Etymology

Origin of vomitus

1880–85; < Latin, equivalent to vomi-, variant stem of vomere to vomit + -tus suffix of v. action

Example Sentences

"Bulimics will often leave evidence around--laxatives on the dresser, vomitus in the toilet bowl--as if they want to get caught," says Tamara Pryor, director of an eating-disorders clinic at the University of Kansas in Wichita.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hmmm,” mused Caro, observing the vomitus splashed across my boots.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

The baby vomits frequently, the vomitus being acid in reaction and odor, the latter due to the presence of fatty acids, butyric acid, etc.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.

As I turned to go, I saw Capolarde holding a tray of Holy Oils in one hand, while with the other he emptied the basin containing black vomitus out the window.

From The Backwash of War The Human Wreckage of the Battlefield as Witnessed by an American Hospital Nurse by La Motte, Ellen Newbold

Now and then there was grass-green vomitus which, the last time, contained a few brownish granules and had a fecal odor.

From Appendicitis by Tilden, John Henry