vomiting

(vom’it-ing). The forcible expulsion of the contents of the stomach through the mouth. cyclic v., vomiting recurring at irregular intervals: called also periodic v. and recurrent Ὁ. V., nausea with attempts at vomiting, but with the ejection of nothing but gas. hyperacid v., gastroxynsis. incoercible v., vomiting that cannot be controlled. periodic v. See cyclic v. pernicious v., vomiting in pregnancy, so severe as to threaten the life of the patient. recurrent v. See cyclicv. 8 raceous V., the vomiting of fecal matter. It is seen in intestinal obstruction, appendicitis, etc.