- vomiting sickness
- Jamaican vomiting s.
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Jamaican vomiting sickness — is an acute illness caused by the toxin hypoglycin A, which is present in unripened fruit of the ackee tree. Hypoglycin A is present in the unripe arilli at levels of over 1000 ppm, which falls to less than 0.1 ppm in the fully ripened arilli.… … Wikipedia
Jamaican vomiting sickness — a type of poisoning seen in Jamaica and nearby areas of the West Indies, due to ingestion of damaged or unripe fruit of the akee tree (Blighia sapida), which contains the toxins hypoglycine A and B; characteristics include vomiting of acute onset … Medical dictionary
sickness — ► NOUN 1) the state of being ill. 2) a particular type of illness or disease. 3) nausea or vomiting … English terms dictionary
Vomiting — Emesis redirects here. For the butterfly genus, see Emesis (genus). Heaving redirects here. For the up and down motion, see Heave. Puke redirects here. For the district in Albania, see Pukë District. For the town in Albania, see Pukë. Vomiting … Wikipedia
vomiting — Forcible ejection of the stomach contents from the mouth, usually following nausea. Causes include illness, motion sickness, certain drugs, inner ear disorders, and head injury. Vomiting may occur without nausea (e.g., after extreme exertion).… … Universalium
sickness — SYN: disease (1). acute African sleeping s. SYN: Rhodesian trypanosomiasis. aerial s. SYN: altitude s.. African sleeping s. Gambian trypanosomiasis, Rhodesian trypanosomiasis. air s. a form of motion s. caused by flying in an airplane. altitude s … Medical dictionary
vomiting — The ejection of matter from the stomach in retrograde fashion through the esophagus and mouth. SYN: emesis (1), vomition, vomitus (1). cerebral v. v. due to intracranial disease … Medical dictionary
Sickness, motion — Motion sickness is a very common disturbance of the inner ear that is caused by repeated motion such as from the swell of the sea, the movement of a car, the motion of a plane in turbulent air, etc. In the inner ear (which is also called the… … Medical dictionary
sickness — noun 1) she was absent because of sickness Syn: illness, disease, ailment, complaint, infection, malady, infirmity, indisposition; informal bug, virus 2) a wave of sickness Syn: nausea, biliousness … Thesaurus of popular words
Sickness, morning — Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. Morning sickness is a misnomer, because it can occur at any time of the day (though not at night during sleep) and it is not a sickness. It is a normal characteristic of early pregnancy. Morning sickness is now… … Medical dictionary
