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em⋅e⋅sis

  [em-uh-sis]
–noun Pathology.
vomitus.
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Origin:
1870–75; < NL < Gk émesis a vomiting, equiv. to eme- (s. of emeîn to vomit) + -sis -sis
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em·e·sis   (ěm'ĭ-sĭs)   
n.   pl. em·e·ses (-sēz')
The act of vomiting.

[Greek, from emein, to vomit; see wemə- in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: eme·sis
Pronunciation: 'em-&-s&s, i-'mE-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural eme·ses /-"sEz/
: VOMITING
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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emesis em·e·sis (ěm'ĭ-sĭs)
n. pl. em·e·ses (-sēz')
The act or process of vomiting.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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