What does emetic mean?
Emetic means (pharmacology) Causing nausea and vomiting..
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/əˈmɛt.ɪk/ · adjective
(pharmacology) Causing nausea and vomiting..
As Jan McTavish notes, when the physician diagnosed the headache's origins in the digestive system, particularly constipation, the antidote might entail cathartics (substances that accelerate defecation) or emetics (inducers of vomiting) and other regulators of the digestive process.
Use emetic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Emetic means (pharmacology) Causing nausea and vomiting..
Common synonyms include emetogenic, anacathartic, emetogen, vomitive.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
As Jan McTavish notes, when the physician diagnosed the headache's origins in the digestive system, particularly constipation, the antidote might entail cathartics (substances that accelerate defecation) or emetics (inducers of vomiting) and other regulators of the digestive process.
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