Emesis

Definition: Emesis

Emesis

Noun

1. The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

Etymology: Emesis \Em"e*sis\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression. See Emetic.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Health	Vomiting; an act of vomiting. Also used as a word termination, as in haematemesis. (references)
Mechanical Engineering	Deviation of a hole from the intended path, e. g. , because of heterogeneities in the workpiece. Source: European Union. (references)
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Synonyms: Emesis

Synonyms: disgorgement (n), puking (n), regurgitation (n), vomit (n), vomiting (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Ejection	Emesis, vomiting, vomition.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Emesis

English words defined with "emesis": emesis basin. (references)

Specialty definitions using "emesis": Antipsychotic Agents ♦ Emetics ♦ Hypertensive Encephalopathy ♦ Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting ♦ Trichothecenes. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Emesis" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Danish (emesis, vomiting), Dutch (emesis), German (emesis).

Domain	Title
Books	Emesis in Anti-Cancer Therapy: Mechanisms and Treatment (reference) Mechanisms & Management of Nausea & Emesis Associated With Cancer Therapy (Oncology) (reference) Mechanisms and control of emesis : a satellite symposium of the European Neuroscience Association : proceedings of an international meeting held in Marseille (France), 4-7 September 1992: "New Vistas on Mechanisms and Control of Emesis" = M�ecanismes et c (reference) Medical Management of Cancer Treatment Induced Emesis (reference) Ondansetron and Chemotherapy Induced Emesis (reference) (more book examples)
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Expression using "emesis": emesis basin. Additional references.
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Language		Translations for "emesis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		emesis (vomiting). (various references)

Dutch		emesis (vomiting). (various references)

French		vomissement (m). (various references)

German		Emesis (vomiting). (various references)

Hebrew		�"קא�" (vomiting). (various references)

Italian		emesi (vomiting). (various references)

Pig Latin		emesisay

Portuguese		emésis. (various references)

Swedish		uppkastning (vomit, vomiting). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words ending with "emesis": nemesis. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Emesis" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Amosis, Emesa, Emese, emess, emisis, emmisis, enessi, Ensis, gemesis, Hemesis, Jenesis, Meesis, memesis, menesis, temgesic. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Words rhyming with "emesis" (pronounced 'Em"e*sis'): Abiogenesis, Absis, Actinomycosis, Adenosclerosis, Adipolysis, AEsthesis, Agamogenesis, Agenesis, Agennesis, Albuminosis, Amanuensis, Amaurosis, Amitosis, Ampelopsis, Amphiarthrosis, Amphigenesis, Amylogenesis, Amylolysis, Anabasis, Anacoenosis, Anacrusis, Anadiplosis, Anaesthesis, Anagnorisis, Anamnesis, Anamorphosis, Anapophysis, Anastomosis, Anemosis, Angioneurosis, Ankylostomiasis, Antanaclasis, Anthesis, Anthracosis, Anthropomorphosis, Antimetathesis, Antiperistasis, Antiphrasis, Antiptosis, Antipyresis, Antisepsis, Antithesis, Aparithmesis, Aphaeresis, Apheresis, Aphesis, Apodosis, Aponeurosis, Apophasis, Apophysis, Aposiopesis, Apotheosis, Apothesis, apsis, Archebiosis, Arsis, Arteriosclerosis, Arthrodesis, Arthrosis, Ascariasis, Asepsis, Athetosis, Atmolysis, Autocatalysis, Autogenesis, Autokinesis, Auxesis, Bacteriolysis, Basis, Biognosis, Biolysis, Blastogenesis, Calliopsis, Cardiosclerosis, Cariopsis, Caryopsis, Catachresis, Catalysis, Catastasis, Chemolysis, Chemosis, Chemosynthesis, Chlorosis, Chondrogenesis, Chorisis, Chromidrosis, Cillosis, Cirrhosis, Classis, Coenesthesis, Coreopsis, Crasis, Crisis, Cyanosis, Cyclosis, Deesis, Dermostosis, Diagnosis, Dialysis, Diapedesis, Diaphoresis, Diaphysis, Diapophysis, Diarthrosis, Diastasis, Diathesis, Diegesis, Diesis, Digenesis, Dipsosis, Diuresis, Dysgenesis, Ecbasis, Ecchymosis, Ecdysis, Ecphasis, Ecphonesis, Ectasis, Ecthlipsis, Ectostosis, Electrogenesis, Electrolysis, Elephantiasis, Ellipsis, Emphasis, Emphyteusis, Empyesis, Empyrosis, Enantiosis, Enarthrosis, Endogenesis, Endostosis, Endysis, Entasis, Enuresis, Epanadiplosis, Epanalepsis, Epanorthosis, Epenthesis, Epexegesis, Epigenesis, Epitasis, Epithesis, Eremacausis, Erotesis, Eugenesis, Exaeresis, Exanthesis, Exegesis, Exosmosis, Exostosis, filariasis, Gamogenesis, Geneagenesis, Genesis, Geognosis, Glaucosis, Glucogenesis, Gnosis, Gomphiasis, Gomphosis, Haemapophysis, haematemesis, haematogenesis, haematolysis, haematosis, Haemocytolysis, Haemocytotrypsis, helminthiasis, Hemapophysis, hematemesis, hemoptysis, Heterauxesis, heterogenesis, Heterosis, hidrosis, Histogenesis, Histolysis, Homogenesis, hydrarthrosis, hydrolysis, hydronephrosis, Hypapophysis, Hyperapophysis, Hyperinosis, Hyperkinesis, Hypinosis, HYPOCHONDRIASIS, hypophysis, hypostasis, hypothesis, Hypotyposis, hysteresis, ichthyosis, Idiocrasis, ISIS, karyokinesis, Karyostenosis, kenogenesis, kinaesthesis, Kinetogenesis, Leucocytogenesis, Limosis, lithiasis, lordosis, lysis, Marmorosis, Mathesis, meiosis, melanosis, Menostasis, Metabasis, Metabolisis, Metachrosis, metagenesis, metalepsis, metamorphosis, Metaphrasis, metaphysis, Metapophysis, metastasis, metathesis, metempsychosis, Metemptosis, Metensomatosis, Microanalysis, mimesis, missis, monogenesis, Morosis, Morphosis, Mydriasis, Myopsis, Myosis, Mysis, Narcosis, Necrobiosis, Necrosis, Nemesis, Neurapophysis, Neurosis, Ochlesis, Odontiasis, Oogenesis, Organogenesis, Osmidrosis, osmosis, osteoclasis, Osteolysis, Osteoporosis, Osteosclerosis, Ostosis, paedogenesis, Pangenesis, Paracentesis, Paralysis, Paraphimosis, Paraphysis, Parapophysis, Parathesis, paremptosis, Parenesis, Parenthesis, Paresis, Parostosis, parthenogenesis, Pathogenesis, Pedesis, Perigenesis, Periphrasis, Peristalsis, Persis, Pertussis, Pharmacognosis, Phasis, Phimosis, Phlogosis, Photosynthesis, Phthiriasis, Phthisis, Phyllomorphosis, Pleurapophysis, Polymorphosis, Polysynthesis, Postzygapophysis, Praezygapophysis, Prezygapophysis, Proemptosis, Prognosis, Prolepsis, Prophasis, Prosphysis, Prosthesis, Protasis, Proteolysis, Pseudoblepsis, Psoriasis, Psychanalysis, Psychogenesis, Psychosis, Pterylosis, Ptilosis, Ptosis, Pyrosis, Regenesis, Reversis, Sarcobasis, Sarcosis, satyriasis, Scepsis, Schesis, Schindylesis, Schizogenesis, Scleriasis, sclerosis, scoliosis, sepsis, siderosis, siriasis, spermatogenesis, Sphrigosis, Splanchnapophysis, Sporogenesis, stasis, Stegnosis, stenosis, Sycosis, syllepsis, symbiosis, symphysis, Synanthesis, Synartesis, Synarthrosis, Synchondrosis, Synchoresis, Synchysis, Syncrisis, Syndesmosis, Synecphonesis, Synesis, Syngenesis, synizesis, Synneorosis, synopsis, Synosteosis, Synostosis, Synteresis, synthesis, Syssarcosis, Systasis, Telangiectasis, Thanatopsis, Thermolysis, Thermoneurosis, thesis, Thlipsis, Thoracentesis, thrombosis, Tmesis, Trichiasis, trichiniasis, trichinosis, Tripsis, tuberculosis, Tussis, Tylosis, Xanthosis, Xenogenesis, Zygapophysis, Zygosis, Zymolysis, Zymosis. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-e-i-m-s-s"
	-1 letter: mises, seems, seise, seism, semes, semis.
	-2 letters: emes, eses, isms, mess, mise, miss, seem, sees, seis, seme, semi, sims.
	-3 letters: eme, ems, ess, ism, mis, see, sei, sim, sis.
	-4 letters: em, es, is, me, mi, si.
	Words containing the letters "e-e-i-m-s-s"
	+1 letter: demises, meioses, merises, messier, metisse, mimeses, misease, nemesis, remises, semises, siamese, siemens.
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	+4 letters: amoebiases, assemblies, besmirches, careerisms, cassimeres, centesimos, clematises, comeliness, creaminess, deaminases, defeatisms, demitasses, demolishes, dermestids, disesteems, dismembers, dissembled, dissembler, dissembles, distempers, dosimeters, dreaminess, economises, ecumenisms, ecumenists, emissaries, empathises, emphasised, emphasises, emphasizes, emulsifies, enamelists, epicenisms, epimerases, epitomises, equisetums, eremitisms, estaminets, euphemises, euphemisms, euphemists, expertisms, extremisms, extremists, firmnesses, fremituses, gaminesses, gelsemiums, grimnesses, hermetisms, hermetists, homeliness, hominesses, impressive, impressure, impureness, isoenzymes, isogametes, isomerases, isomerizes, isometries, jessamines, lamaseries, limberness, limestones, liminesses, limpnesses, luminesces, lysimeters, magnesites, magnetises, mainsheets, marbleises, masseteric, matinesses, mazinesses, meniscuses, mephitises, mercerises, mescalines, mesmerised, mesmerises, mesmerisms, mesmerists, mesmerizes, mesnalties, messalines, metathesis, methodises, metritises, mildnesses, milestones, mindedness, miniseries, minuteness, mirinesses, misbecomes, misbehaves, misbeliefs, miscreates, misdefines, misentries, miserables, misesteems, misguessed, misguesses, misleaders, misrelates, misrenders, missileers, missilemen, misspelled, missteered, misteaches, mistletoes, mistresses, modernises, moisteners, motiveless, mousseline, multisense, musketries, nimbleness, peristomes, permissive, polysemies, presentism, primnesses, reemission, reemphasis, reimburses, reimmerses, remediless, reminisces, remissible, remissness, remoistens, riminesses, rosemaries, schlemiels, seemliness, semeiotics, semestrial, semibreves, semidesert, semihoboes, semimetals, seminaries, semisacred, semisecret, semivowels, sentiments, sermonizes, sestertium, shlemiehls, sidestream, simpleness, sixteenmos, slimnesses, smelteries, smiercases, smitheries, solemnizes, somebodies, sommeliers, speciesism, spermaries, steaminess, stemmeries, streamiest, streamside, summeriest, summiteers, swimmerets, symmetries, systemized, systemizes, temporises, tenebrisms, terminuses, timelessly, timeliness, timesavers, timescales, trimesters, trimnesses.
	+5 letters: absenteeism, advisements, aimlessness, amativeness, ambergrises, amiableness, animateness, asymmetries, balminesses, blasphemies, bumpinesses, businessmen, campinesses, caramelises, chemisettes, chemistries, comestibles, compressive, costumeries, cysteamines, damselflies, demigoddess, demoiselles, demolishers, demystifies, designments, despisement, disassemble, disembodies, disembogues, disembowels, disesteemed, dissemblers, disseminate, disseminule, dissepiment, divestments, dosimetries, dumpinesses, embellishes, emotionless, emptinesses, emulsifiers, endomitoses, endomixises, enlistments, epidermises, esemplastic, esotericism, estheticism, euhemerisms, euhemerists, evangelisms, exodermises, federalisms, filminesses, filmsetters, foaminesses, furosemides, genteelisms, geochemists, geometrises, griminesses, guesstimate, gumminesses, hamminesses, heathenisms, hemispheres, hemopoieses, hemopoiesis, hemstitches, henotheisms, homogenises, immenseness, immensities, immodesties, impatienses, impressible, impressment, impressures, inseminates, intermeshes, intersystem, investments, irksomeness, jimsonweeds, jumpinesses, kinetosomes, legitimises, lemniscates, limitedness, lissomeness, lumpinesses, maisonettes, manginesses, manifesters, manifestoes, manlinesses, martensites, massiveness, meaningless, meatinesses, memberships, mercilessly, merrinesses, mesenteries, mesmerising, mesmerizers, mesospheric, messinesses, metagenesis, metamerisms, metastasize, metersticks, milkinesses, mineralises, minestrones, misassemble, misbehavers, misbelieves, misdescribe, misdevelops, miseducates, misemphases, miserliness, misesteemed, misestimate, misfeasance, misregister, missileries, missteering, mistinesses, moistnesses, moldinesses, monasteries, monogenesis, monostelies, moodinesses, mousinesses, mousselines, muddinesses, mugginesses, murkinesses, museologies, mushinesses, muskinesses, mussinesses, mustinesses, mutagenesis, muzzinesses, neorealisms, noisemakers, noisomeness, osmometries, overimpress, pemphiguses, permissible, peroxisomes, polymerises, premoistens, premonishes, presentisms, primenesses, reemissions, reestimates, refugeeisms, reminiscers, roominesses, schematizes, seaminesses, seismometer, seismometry, semicircles, semideifies, semideserts, semidwarves, semilethals, semiologies, semiquavers, semiskilled, septicemias, sermonizers, sexagesimal, sliminesses, smithereens, smokinesses, solemnifies, solemnities, somerseting, speciesisms, spermacetis, spermicides, spirometers, streamlines, streamsides, sublimeness, submersible, summertimes, superimpose, suppertimes, supremacies, symmetrizes, sympetalies, systematise, systematize, teemingness, testimonies, timeservers, timidnesses, unimpressed, unseemliest, ureotelisms, vasectomies, viscometers, wimpinesses, winsomeness.
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