Vomit vs. Emesis — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Vomit and Emesis
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Definitions
Vomit➦
Eject matter from the stomach through the mouth
She used to vomit up her food
The sickly stench made him want to vomit
Emesis➦
The act of vomiting.
Vomit➦
Matter vomited from the stomach
The cell stank of vomit and urine
Emesis➦
(pathology) The act or process of vomiting.
Syrup of ipecac almost always forces an emesis.
Vomit➦
An emetic.
Emesis➦
A vomiting.
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Vomit➦
To eject part or all of the contents of the stomach through the mouth, usually in a series of involuntary spasmic movements.
Emesis➦
The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Vomit➦
To be discharged forcefully and abundantly; spew or gush
The dike burst, and the floodwaters vomited forth.
Vomit➦
To eject (contents of the stomach) through the mouth.
Vomit➦
To eject or discharge in a gush; spew out
The volcano vomited lava and ash.
Vomit➦
The act or an instance of ejecting matter from the stomach through the mouth.
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Vomit➦
Matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth.
Vomit➦
An emetic.
Vomit➦
(intransitive) To regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; puke.
Vomit➦
(transitive) To regurgitate and discharge (something swallowed); to spew.
Vomit➦
To eject from any hollow place; to belch forth; to emit.
Vomit➦
The regurgitated former contents of a stomach; vomitus.
Vomit➦
The act of regurgitating.
Vomit➦
The act of vomiting
Vomit➦
(obsolete) That which causes vomiting; an emetic.
Vomit➦
To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; to spew.
Vomit➦
To throw up; to eject from the stomach through the mouth; to disgorge; to puke; to spew out; - often followed by up or out.
The fish . . . vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
Vomit➦
Hence, to eject from any hollow place; to belch forth; to emit; to throw forth; as, volcanoes vomit flame, stones, etc.
Like the sons of Vulcan, vomit smoke.
Vomit➦
Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth.
Like vomit from his yawning entrails poured.
Vomit➦
That which excites vomiting; an emetic.
He gives your Hollander a vomit.
Vomit➦
The matter ejected in vomiting
Vomit➦
A medicine that induces nausea and vomiting
Vomit➦
The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Vomit➦
Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth;
After drinking too much, the students vomited
He purged continuously
The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
