Lexic.us

Definition of Naupathia

1. Noun. Motion sickness experienced while traveling on water.

Definition of Naupathia

1. Noun. (medicine) seasickness ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Naupathia

1. Synonym: seasickness. Origin: G. Naus, ship, + pathos, suffering (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Naupathia

Literary usage of Naupathia

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

1. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1899)
"BY EDWIN K. LOSEE, MD, UPPER RBD HOOK, NY naupathia is as old as navigation, and its call for our consideration has grown pari passa with the increasing ..."

2. Buffalo Medical Journal (1887)
"A paper was read before the French Academy of Sciences by Kl. Ossian-Bonnet, on the etiology and treatment of naupathia (seasickness). ..."

3. The Medical and Surgical Reporter (1894)
"The principle symptoms of naupathia result from the lowering of : the patient's arterial blood pressure. This is a condition sine qua non of their ..."

4. Twentieth Century Practice: An International Encyclopedia of Modern Medical by Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1895)
"For purposes of international medical statistical nomenclature naupathia is the preferable term. ..."

5. Saint Louis Medical and Surgical Journal (1899)
"naupathia.—Dr. Edwin K. Losee (Medical Record, May 13), in speaking of the treatment of this trouble, says: Chloral is another very good drug and may be ..."

Other Resources: