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nau·sea (s̸hə, -z̸hə; -sē ə, -zē ə)

noun

  1. a feeling of sickness at the stomach, with an impulse to vomit
  2. disgust; loathing

Etymology: L < Gr nausia, nautia, seasickness < naus, a ship, nautēs, sailor: see navy

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nausea Synonyms

nausea

n.

  1. Sickness

    motion sickness, queasiness, vomiting; see illness 1.

  2. Disgust

    offense, revulsion, aversion; see hatred 1.

nausea Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • sweat: Severe pain, dizziness, fainting, sweating, nausea, or shortness of breath may also occur.
  • induce: Looking at a lot of different screens makes it very obvious that busy screens are distracting and moving screens induce nausea.
  • alleviate: Some simple changes in eating habits can alleviate nausea in many pregnant women.
  • relieve: Morning Sickness - sucking on piece of crystallized ginger, drinking ginger ale or ginger tea will help relieve the nausea of morning sickness.
  • flush: Commonly reported adverse effects include headache, flushing, nausea, dizziness and peripheral edema.
  • treat: Other medications may be given in the same way, for example drugs to treat nausea.

Converse of subject

  • accompany: Most people are aware that migraine usually consists of a violent headache accompanied by nausea - a sick headache.

Adjective modifier

  • chemotherapy-induced: Continued research with other agents and combinations of these agents is under way to determine their usefulness in controlling chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
  • postoperative: Nausea and vomiting Postoperative nausea and vomiting was less frequent in some, but not all studies.
  • mild: The most common side effect is mild nausea which usually subsides within the first week or two of treatment.
  • severe: Gastrointestinal: Mild nausea common early on, but severe nausea and vomiting may preclude drug's use.
  • persistent: Nine patients reported various mild adverse events during the first week, with persistent nausea or daytime fatigue in two.
  • moderate: Tamiflu is generally well tolerated: Tamiflu may cause mild to moderate nausea or vomiting in 1 out of 10 people.

Modifies a noun

  • vomiting: Gastrointestinal: While any DMARD could cause nausea and/or vomiting, certain ones are more liable to do so.
  • diarrhea: The most common ones are: feeling tired or dizzy blurred vision nausea stomach ache diarrhea or constipation.
  • and/or: Gastrointestinal: While any DMARD could cause nausea and/or vomiting, certain ones are more liable to do so.

Preposition: during

  • pregnancy: However, patches may be preferred if the woman is suffering from nausea during pregnancy.

Noun used with modifier

  • appetite: They can include: headache fever tiredness aching limbs loss of appetite nausea and vomiting abdominal pain These symptoms last for around a week.
  • headache: Effects may include: headaches breast tenderness nausea weight gain blood spotting between menstruating.
  • pain: Our portfolio of products was further expanded by the acquisition of a range of pain and/or nausea relief products from CeNeS.

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