nausea
nausea definition
nau·sea (nô′s̸hə, -z̸hə; -sē ə, -zē ə)
noun
- a feeling of sickness at the stomach, with an impulse to vomit
- disgust; loathing
Etymology: L < Gr nausia, nautia, seasickness < naus, a ship, nautēs, sailor: see navy
Related Forms:
- nauseant nau′·seant adjective, noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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