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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., vomiting, from Latin nausea "seasickness," from Ionic Greek nausia (Attic nautia ) "seasickness, nausea, disgust," literally "ship-sickness," from naus "ship" (see naval ). Despite its etymology, the word in English seems never to have been ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nausea \Nau"se*a\ (? or ?), n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. nay^s ship. See Nave of a church, and cf. Noise .] Seasickness; hence, any similar sickness of the stomach accompanied with a propensity to vomit; qualm; squeamishness of the stomach; loathing.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Nausea is the sensation of unease and discomfort in the stomach with an urge to vomit. It may also refer to: Nausea (band) , an American crust punk band Nausea L.A. , an early American grindcore/crustcore band Nausea (novel) ( La Nausée ), a 1938 novel ...
Usage examples of nausea.
Most of the crew suffered from some degree of nausea while adapting to microgravity, and those especially affected, such as AH Tillman and Alex Dyachkov, are still prone to attacks if they spin around too quickly, or if they find themselves without an absolute reference point.
The bark is mildly aperient and causes no nausea, whilst at the same time stimulating the liver somewhat freely.
Saro stood over his brother for a few moments, clenching and unclenching his hands, fighting down the nausea that threatened to assail him.
The first time he had entered the place Bibbs had become dizzy instantly, and six months of it had only added increasing nausea to faintness.
At first, Lang suffered from periods of nausea and dizziness caused by the constant movement of the vessel, whereas Chi remained in good form and spirit irrespective of the weather and moods of the passengers.
One has only to study the layout and drainage of their houses and towns, their accommodation for washing, their exiguous wardrobes, the absence of proper laundry organization and of destructors for outworn objects, to realize that only usage saved them from a perpetual disgust and nausea.
Mild cases of favism result in fatigue and nausea, acute cases in jaundice.
But it was not the pinched frame with the bones almost protruding through the skin, nor the expression of awful terror stamped on the brutal gorilloid face that made the white men turn aside with sudden nausea.
Artek wanted to ask Guss more about the sky, but a wave of nausea suddenly crashed over him, and he too sat hard on the ground.
Gamboge is a powerful drastic, hydragogue cathartic, which is apt to produce nausea and vomiting.
These meat factories release deadly gases such as sulfide, ammonia, methyl mercaptan, methyl sulfides, particulate matter, and airborne animal allergens that cause a range of illnesses, including severe respiratory problems, gastrointestinal diseases, eye infections, nosebleeds, nausea, miscarriage, and psychological problems.
The muzziness passed, and she pusheqd it from mind, but the next morning it was back, this time accompanied by sharp pangs of nausea.
Persons using these preparations may suffer from catarrhal symptoms, rashes on the neck, ears, and face, thirst, nausea, pain in stomach, vomiting, headache, perhaps peripheral neuritis and loss of patellar reflex.
A sudden wave of nausea hit Barrett causing him to run to the bathroom, vomiting and retching until he thought there was no more left of his insides.
His face was close to hers, and nausea swept him at the almost orgastic stare of pleasure in her eyes.