Vomiturition

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The process of forcefully ejecting stomach contents through the mouth occurs as a response to extreme discomfort or illness
2. This refers to the involuntary expulsion of ingested materials due to nausea or gastrointestinal distress
3. The act of expelling stomach contents through the mouth as a reflex action from the digestive system

Etymology: "Vomiturition" is a learned medical term, and its history is a clear case of a scholarly coinage built on Latin. Its immediate source is New Latin "vomitūritiō," which signals that it was made by writers working in Latin during the early modern period rather than inherited from classical antiquity. Its form suggests it was an altered version of the older New Latin word "vomitiō," meaning "a vomiting," with the extra syllables giving the sense of a strong or straining urge to vomit. The core of the word is the Latin verb "vomere," "to vomit," which also gives English "vomit" and "emetic." The "-ur-" element points to the Latin idea of wanting or being about to do something, so the word describes an effort or impulse toward vomiting. Ancient Greek and Roman writers did not use this term, and it should not be read as a classical word.

Synonyms: vomiting, retching, nausea, emesis, purging