emesis


Term: emesis
Literally meaning: "action for vomiting
Origin: Anc Greek
εμώ/emo(=vomit)
Coined/History
The english word “vomit”  as also  Greek term for vomiting, εμώ, seem το come from the prehistoric Indo-European base *wem-.
Definition
Emesis is the medical term for vomiting.

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