noun
emesis
Emesis (noun) means the act or process of vomiting.
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The act or process of vomiting.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἔμεσις (émesis), from ἐμέω (eméō, “vomit”). Compare ἔμετος (émetos, “vomit”, noun). By surface analysis, suffixed with -esis.
Rhymes for emesis
thesis
nemesis
genesis
exegesis
synthesis
antithesis
hypothesis
prosthesis
telekinesis
photosynthesis
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"emesis" (noun) means the act or process of vomiting.