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HYPEREMESIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Severe and excessive vomiting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("hyperemesis" is a kind of...):
disgorgement; emesis; puking; regurgitation; vomit; vomiting (the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hyperemesis"):
hyperemesis gravidarum (hyperemesis during pregnancy; if severe it can result in damage to the brain and liver and kidney)
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