emetic
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See also: emètic
English
Alternative forms
- emetick (obsolete)
Etymology
From French émétique, from Vulgar Latin *emeticus, from Ancient Greek ἐμετικός (emetikós), from ἔμετος (émetos, “vomit”); by surface analysis, em(esis) + -etic.
Pronunciation
Adjective
emetic (comparative more emetic, superlative most emetic)
- (pharmacology) Causing nausea and vomiting.
- Synonym: emetogenic
Derived terms
Translations
causing nausea and vomiting
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Noun
emetic (plural emetics)
- (pharmacology) An agent that induces vomiting.
- 2022, Seth Garfield, Guaraná , Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, →ISBN:
- As Jan McTavish notes, when the physician diagnosed the headache's origins in the digestive system, particularly constipation, the antidote might entail cathartics (substances that accelerate defecation) or emetics (inducers of vomiting) and other regulators of the digestive process.
Derived terms
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Translations
agent
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Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French émétique, from Latin emeticus.
Noun
emetic n (uncountable)
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | emetic | emeticul |
| genitive-dative | emetic | emeticului |
| vocative | emeticule | |