Vomitus definition

vŏmĭ-təs
Vomited matter.
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Matter that has been vomited.
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Vomited matter.
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(medicine) Vomit, the product of an emesis.

The dry cleaner was informed that the stain on her coat was baby vomitus.

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Origin of vomitus

  • Latin from past participle of vomere to vomit vomit

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Vomitus Sentence Examples

  • Reports indicate that he was caught on CCTV cameras carelessly tossing sawdust on some particularly malodorous vomitus at Theydon Bois.

  • The doctor will usually have the patient sit upright or lie on one side and will remove blood clots, broken teeth, vomitus, or other foreign bodies from the nose or throat.

  • During the weeks of healing the patient is limited to a liquid diet sipped through a straw and must be careful not to choke or vomit since he cannot open his mouth to expel the vomitus.

  • The fluid accumulation and reduced absorption lead to bilious vomiting, which is the vomitus will appear greenish, the classic sign of upper intestinal obstruction.

  • This can be food from the mouth, a foreign object or substance that has entered the mouth, or regurgitated stomach contents (vomitus) aspirated into the lungs as it travels to the mouth.

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