dry vomiting
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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 — 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
dry-retch — /draɪ ˈrɛtʃ/ (say druy rech) verb (i) to go through the motion of vomiting although one s stomach has nothing left in it to bring up. Also, dry retch. –dry retching, noun …
dry heaves — noun [plural] US : a condition in which someone is vomiting but nothing is coming up from the stomach He had a case of (the) dry heaves … Useful english dictionary
retching — Gastric and esophageal movements of vomiting without expulsion of vomitus. SYN: dry vomiting, vomiturition. * * * n. repeated unavailing attempts to vomit. * * * retch·ing (rechґing) a strong involuntary effort to vomit … Medical dictionary
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