Nausea

Nausea
Nausea is the urge to vomit. It can be brought by many causes including, systemic illnesses, such as influenza, medications, pain, and inner ear disease.
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An inclination to vomit. SYN: sicchasia (1). [L. fr. G. nausia, seasickness, fr. naus, ship]
- epidemic n. SYN: epidemic vomiting.
- n. gravidarum SYN: morning sickness.

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nau·sea 'nȯ-zē-ə, -sē-ə; 'nȯ-zhə, -shə n a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit

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n.
the feeling that one is about to vomit, as experienced in seasickness and in morning sickness of early pregnancy. Actual vomiting often occurs subsequently.

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nau·sea (nawґze-ə) [L., from Gr. nausia seasickness] a sensation of wanting to vomit, vaguely referred to the epigastrium and abdomen, and often culminating in vomiting.

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  • nausea — (n.) early 15c., vomiting, from L. nausea seasickness, from Ionic Gk. nausia (Attic nautia) seasickness, nausea, disgust, lit. ship sickness, from naus ship (see NAVAL (Cf. naval)). Despite its etymology, the word in English seems never to have… …   Etymology dictionary

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  • naúsea — sensación que frecuentemente conduce al vómito, debida al mareo, inicio del embarazo, un dolor intenso, una tensión emocional, las enfermedades de la vesícula, las intoxicaciones alimentarias, fármacos y distintos enterovirus CIE 10 [véase… …   Diccionario médico

  • nausea — / nauzea/ s.f. [dal lat. nausea mal di mare , gr. nausía, var. ionica di nautía der. di nâus nave ]. 1. a. (med.) [stato di malessere caratterizzato da un senso di oppressione all epigastrio e da propensione al vomito] ▶◀ chinetosi, Ⓖ (fam.)… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

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  • Nausĕa [1] — Nausĕa (lat.), 1) die Seekrankheit; 2) Ekel …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Nausĕa [2] — Nausĕa, Friedrich, so v.w. Grau …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Nausĕa — (v. griech. naus, Schiff), eigentlich Seekrankheit, dann Ekel, Übelkeit, Brechreiz …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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