| NOUN | act | emesis, vomit, vomiting, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking | the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth |
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| Meaning | The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth. | |
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| Synonyms | vomit, vomiting, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking | |
| Narrower | hematemesis, haematemesis | vomiting blood |
| hyperemesis | severe and excessive vomiting | |
| rumination | regurgitation of small amounts of food | |
| Broader | expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out | The act of expelling or projecting or ejecting |
| reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction | An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus | |
| Spanish | emesis, regurgitación, vomitera, vómito | |
| Catalan | regurgitació, vòmit | |
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