n., pl., -ses (-sēz').
The act of vomiting.
[Greek, from emein, to vomit.]
emesis
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em·e·sis (ĕm'ĭ-sĭs) 
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n., pl., -ses (-sēz').
The act of vomiting.
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(em′ə-sis)
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The sudden expulsion of gastric contents through the esophagus into the pharynx. The act is partly voluntary and partly involuntary.
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The act of vomiting. Also used as a word termination, as in hematemesis.
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