Anticipatory nausea and vomiting

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000600",
  "term": "Anticipatory nausea and vomiting",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Nausea and vomiting that may occur before a chemotherapy treatment session begins in a patient who has had chemotherapy before. Anticipatory nausea and vomiting is caused by triggers, such as the sights, smells, or sounds of the treatment room. For example, a patient who smells an alcohol swab when starting chemotherapy may later become nauseous or vomit at the smell of an alcohol swab. The more chemotherapy sessions a patient has, the more likely it is that anticipatory nausea and vomiting will occur. Also called ANV.",
  "synonyms": [
    "ANV"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/anticipatory-nausea-and-vomiting/"
}