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antiemesis

antiemesis noun: the prevention of vomiting.

Noun

antiemesis (uncountable)

  1. The prevention of vomiting.

Origin of antiemesis

From anti- + emesis.

Questions about antiemesis

What does antiemesis mean?
Antiemesis means the prevention of vomiting.
What part of speech is antiemesis?
Antiemesis is a noun.

Words near antiemesis in the dictionary

  1. antielitism
  2. antielitist
  3. antielitists
  4. antiembolic
  5. antiembolism
  6. antiemesis
  7. antiemetic
  8. antiemetics
  9. antiemigration
  10. antiemotional
  11. antiemotionalism

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