Emetic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈmɛt.ɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Emetic is an adjective meaning (pharmacology) Causing nausea and vomiting.
Meaning
(pharmacology) Causing nausea and vomiting.
More Meanings
- (pharmacology) An agent that induces vomiting.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- emetick
- emetics
Synonyms for emetic
Depending on context, synonyms include emetogenic, anacathartic, emetogen, vomitive, vomitory, vomit.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include vomitive, vomit, nauseant, tartar, vomitory, emetogenic.
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