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motion sickness

–noun Pathology.
a feeling of nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, resulting from stimulation by motion of the semicircular canals of the ear during travel by car, plane, etc.

Origin:
1940–45
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motion sickness  
n.  Nausea and dizziness induced by motion, as in travel by aircraft, car, or ship.
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Main Entry: motion sickness
Function: noun
: sickness induced by motion (as in travel by air, car, or ship) and characterized by nausea called also kinetosis
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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motion sickness n.
Nausea and dizziness induced by motion, as in travel by aircraft, car, or ship. Also called kinesia.

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