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adjective
1.
causing vomiting, as a medicinal substance.
noun
2.
an emetic medicine or agent.
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Emetic
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Related forms
e·met·i·cal·ly, adverb
hy·per·e·met·ic, adjective
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Word Origin & History
emetic
1657, from Fr. emetique, from Gk. emetikos "causing vomiting," from emesis "vomiting," from emein "to vomit," from PIE *wem- "to spit, vomit."
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Medical Dictionary
emetic e·met·ic (ĭ-mět'ĭk)
n.
An agent that causes vomiting. adj.
Causing vomiting.
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