Seasickness

  • 1Seasickness — Sea sick ness, n. The peculiar sickness, characterized by nausea and prostration, which is caused by the pitching or rolling of a vessel. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2seasickness — [sē′sik΄nis] n. nausea, dizziness, etc. caused by the rolling and pitching of a ship or boat …

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  • 3Seasickness — Sea sickness Classification and external resources ICD 10 T75.3 ICD 9 994.6 This article is about th …

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  • 4seasickness — seasick ► ADJECTIVE ▪ suffering from nausea caused by the motion of a ship at sea. DERIVATIVES seasickness noun …

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  • 5seasickness — noun Date: 1613 motion sickness experienced on the water …

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  • 6seasickness — /see sik nis/, n. nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, resulting from the rocking or swaying motion of a vessel in which one is traveling at sea. Cf. motion sickness. [1615 25; SEA + SICKNESS] * * * …

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  • 7seasickness — noun A feeling of nausea, dizziness etc caused by the motion of a ship; a form of motion sickness …

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  • 8seasickness — A form of motion sickness caused by the motion of a floating platform, such as a ship, boat, or raft. SYN: mal de mer, naupathia, vomitus marinus. * * * sea·sick·ness nəs n motion sickness experienced on the water called also …

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  • 9seasickness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. mal de mer, naupathia; nausea, queasiness, qualm. See disease. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. motion sickness, queasiness. see nausea …

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  • 10seasickness — n. motion sickness caused by the rocking motion of a boat at sea …

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