Seasickness

  • 71Nausea — 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. [1913… …

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  • 72Noise — Noise, n. [F. noise noisy strife, quarrel, brawl, fr. L. nausea seasickness, sickness, disgust. See {Nausea}.] 1. Sound of any kind. [1913 Webster] The heavens turn about in a most rapid motion without noise to us perceived. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 73Seasick — Sea sick , a. Affected with seasickness. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 74mal de mer — noun Etymology: French Date: 1778 seasickness …

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  • 75nausea — noun Etymology: Latin, seasickness, nausea, from Greek nautia, nausia, from nautēs sailor more at nautical Date: 1569 1. a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit 2. extreme disgust • nauseant noun or adjective …

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  • 76sea legs — noun plural Date: 1712 bodily adjustment to the motion of a ship indicated especially by ability to walk steadily and by freedom from seasickness …

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  • 77seasick — adjective Date: circa 1566 affected with or suggestive of seasickness …

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  • 78vomit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French vomite, from Latin vomitus, from vomere to vomit; akin to Old Norse vāma seasickness, Greek emein to vomit Date: 14th century 1. an act or instance of disgorging the contents of the stomach… …

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  • 79List of French words and phrases used by English speakers — Here are some examples of French words and phrases used by English speakers. English contains many words of French origin, such as art, collage, competition, force, machine, police, publicity, role, routine, table, and many other Anglicized… …

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  • 80Hypoxia (medical) — Hypoxia ICD 9 799.02 MeSH D000860 Hypoxia, or hypoxiation, is a pathological condition in which the body as a whole (generalized hypoxia) or a region of the body (tissue hypoxia) is deprived of adequate ox …

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