vomica

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English

Etymology

Latin , from vomere (“to throw up, vomit”).

Noun

vomica (plural vomicas or vomicae)

  1. (medicine) An abscess cavity in the lungs or any other parenchymal organ.

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Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

vomica f (genitive vomicae); first declension

  1. abscess, boil, sore, ulcer

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative vomica vomicae
Genitive vomicae vomicārum
Dative vomicae vomicīs
Accusative vomicam vomicās
Ablative vomicā vomicīs
Vocative vomica vomicae

Adjective

vomica

  1. nominative/vocative feminine singular of vomicus

Adjective

vomicā

  1. ablative feminine singular of vomicus

References

  • “vomica”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “vomica”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • vomica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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