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vom⋅i⋅tus

[vom-i-tuhs]
–noun, plural -tus⋅es. Medicine/Medical.
1. the act of vomiting.
2. vomited matter.

Origin:
1880–85; < L, equiv. to vomi-, var. s. of vomere to vomit + -tus suffix of v. action
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vom·i·tus   (vŏm'ĭ-təs)   
n.  Vomited matter.

[Latin, from past participle of vomere, to vomit; see vomit.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: vom·i·tus
Pronunciation: 'väm-&t-&s
Function: noun
: VOMIT2
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Medical Dictionary

vomitus vom·i·tus (vŏm'ĭ-təs)
n.
Vomited matter.

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