Emetic

E-met′ic

,

Adj.

[L.

emeticus

, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to vomit, akin to L.

vomere

: cf. F.

émétique

. See

Vomit

.]

(Med.)

Inducing to vomit; exciting the stomach to discharge its contents by the mouth.

–

Noun.

A medicine which causes vomiting.

Emetic

EMET'IC

,

Adj.

[Gr. to vomit.] Inducing to vomit; exciting the stomach to discharge its contents by the oesophagus and mouth.

EMET'IC

,

Noun.

A medicine that provokes vomiting.

emetic

English

Alternative forms

emetick (obsolete)

Adjective

emetic ‎(comparative more emetic, superlative most emetic)

(pharmacology) causing nausea and vomiting

Translations

causing nausea and vomiting

Bulgarian: предизвикващ повръщане ‎(predizvikvašt povrǎštane)
Finnish: oksettava (fi), emeettinen (fi)
French: émétique (fr), vomitif (fr)
Galician: vomitivo
German: emetisch
Greek: εμετικός (el) ‎(emetikós)
Hawaiian: hoʻoluaʻi

Irish: urlacach
Latin: emeticus
Maori: whakaruaki
Portuguese: emético (pt)
Russian: рво́тный (ru) ‎(rvótnyj)
Spanish: emético (es)
Ukrainian: блювотний (uk) ‎(bljuvótnyj)

Noun

emetic ‎(plural emetics)

(pharmacology) an agent that induces vomiting

Synonyms

(an agent that induces vomiting): vomitive, vomitory

Related terms

Translations

an agent that induces vomiting

Finnish: oksetusaine, emeetti (fi)
French: émétique (fr), vomitif (fr)
German: Emetikum (de) n, Brechmittel (de) n
Greek: εμετικό (el) n ‎(emetikó)
Maori: rongoā whakaruaki
Portuguese: emético (pt)

Russian: рво́тное (ru) n ‎(rvótnoje)
Serbo-Croatian: emetik
Spanish: emético (es)
Swedish: kräkmedel n
Ukrainian: блювотне n ‎(bljuvótne)

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