Emesis
/ˈɛm.ə.sɪs/noun
The act of vomiting, especially as a medical symptom or treatment.
Did you know?Ancient Greek physicians used emesis therapeutically, deliberately inducing vomiting as part of medical cleansing practices.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wemh₁-
“to spew or vomit”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἐμέω (eméō)
“I vomit”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἔμεσις (émesis)
“vomiting or an act of vomiting”
Late Latin
Latin
emesis
“vomiting; a medical term borrowed from Greek”
17th Century
English
emesis
“vomiting, especially in medical writing”
Modern English
English
emesis
“the medical act or symptom of vomiting”