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Definition of Hyperemesis gravidarum

1. Noun. Hyperemesis during pregnancy; if severe it can result in damage to the brain and liver and kidney.

Medical Definition of Hyperemesis gravidarum

1. A condition commonly seen in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy that is characterised by episodic vomiting, more pronounced in the morning. Thought to be secondary to a high level of human chorionic gonadotrophin in the bloodstream (which is normal in the first trimester). Synonym: morning sickness. (11 Jan 1998)

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Literary usage of Hyperemesis gravidarum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1922)
"I can find no report of cases of hyperemesis gravidarum having been so treated. My attention was directed to its use in such cases by Dr. Milton Portis some ..."

2. Transactions of the Edinburgh Obstetrical Society by Edinburgh Obstetrical Society (1908)
"I DESIRE to relate a fatal case of hyperemesis gravidarum which has brought the question more prominently before me at the present time, and afterwards to ..."

3. Transactions of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists by American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1908)
"The urine in cases of hyperemesis gravidarum gives us about the same picture. But hyperemesis gravidarum, if that is what Dr. Huggins is aiming at, ..."

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