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vomiting

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-009310

The forceful ejection of some or all of the contents of the stomach through the mouth. Vomiting may be caused by many things, including certain smells, irritation to the stomach, infections, stress, pain, motion sickness, migraines, certain medicines, some diseases or conditions, and brain injury or concussion. It can also be a symptom of some cancers and a side effect of certain cancer treatments. Also called emesis.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-009310
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsemesis
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The forceful ejection of some or all of the contents of the stomach through the mouth. Vomiting may be caused by many things, including certain smells, irritation to the stomach, infections, stress, pain, motion sickness, migraines, certain medicines, some diseases or conditions, and brain injury or concussion. It can also be a symptom of some cancers and a side effect of certain cancer treatments. Also called emesis.",
  "synonyms": [
    "emesis"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/vomiting/"
}

Record 17,330 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.