EMESIS


Meaning of EMESIS in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' e-m ə -s ə s, i- ' m ē -

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural eme · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from emein

Date: circa 1847

: an act or instance of vomiting

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