Definition of Emetics

1. Noun. (plural of emetic) ¹

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Definition of Emetics

1. emetic [n] - See also: emetic

Medical Definition of Emetics

1. Agents that cause vomiting. They may act directly on the gastrointestinal tract, bringing about emesis through local irritant effects, or indirectly, through their effects on the chemoreceptor trigger zone in the postremal area near the medulla. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Emetics

emery cloth
emery disks
emery paper
emery rock
emery stone
emery wheel
emerying
emes
emeses
emesis
emesis basin
emetic
emetical
emetically
emetick
emetics (current term)
emetin
emetine
emetines
emetins
emetocathartic
emetogenic
emetogenicity
emetology
emetophiles
emetophobia
emetophobic
emeu

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