hyperemesis
/hʌɪpəˈrɛməsɪs
/noun [mass noun] Medicine
1Severe or prolonged vomiting: the clinical practicability is limited by a higher degree of side effects, especially hyperemesis...
- Cannabinoids have been found to have an antiemetic effect...but paradoxically chronic cannabis use results in hyperemesis.
- Because of hyperemesis shown by all cases, it was difficult to estimate the amount of sulphadiazine actually absorbed.
- Short-term effects of IV-CPA pulses include bone marrow suppression and significant hyperemesis.
1.1 (in full hyperemesis gravidarum /ɡravɪˈdɑːrəm/) Persistent severe vomiting leading to weight loss and dehydration, as a condition occurring during pregnancy: hyperemesis gravidarum occurs in approximately 0.5 to 2 per cent of pregnancies...
- Throughout my pregnancy I have suffered from hyperemesis gravidarum.
- In hyperemesis gravidarum, hospital treatment is often needed to stop the dehydration by giving fluids through an intravenous drip directly into a vein.
- I was diagnosed as having hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe and constant form of morning sickness.
Gravidarum from feminine genitive plural of Latin gravidus 'pregnant' (see gravid)
Origin
Mid 19th century: from hyper- 'above normal' + emesis.