emesis

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἔμεσις (émesis), from ἐμέω (eméō, “vomit”). Compare ἔμετος (émetos, “vomit”, noun). Synchronically held to end in the suffix -esis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛmɪsɪs/ Hyphenation: em‧e‧sis === Noun === emesis (countable and uncountable, plural emeses) (pathology) The act or process of vomiting. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Meises, missee == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔμεσις (émesis), from ἐμέω (eméō, “vomit”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eˈmesis/ [eˈme.sis] Rhymes: -esis Syllabification: e‧me‧sis === Noun === emesis f (plural emesis) (medicine) emesis, vomit Synonym: vómito === Further reading === “emesis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025