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Noun: emesis  e-mi-sis
Usage: technical
  1. The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
    - vomit, vomiting, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking

Type of: ejection, expulsion, forcing out, inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, projection, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex

Encyclopedia: Emesis