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It means an upset stomach. It actually means being close to throwing up.
Nausea comes from the Greek word nausia. The prefix naus refers to boats or the sea, as this term once meant "seasick."
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y agoNausea is when you feel sick or queasy in your upper stomach with an urge to vomit.
Nausea is a feeling of sickness that makes you feel like you want to vomit.
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∙ 9y agoNausea is the medical term for the feeling of wanting to vomit.
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∙ 12y agoNausea is abbreviated N when used in the term N/V or N&V, standing for nausea and vomiting. It may also be used in N/V/D or NVD, meaning nausea/vomiting/diarrhea.
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∙ 12y agoNausea = nausea
Vomiting = emesis
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