Emetic

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /əˈmÉ›t.ɪk/Rhymes: -É›tɪk

Alternative forms

• emetick obsolete

Origin

From French émétique, from Vulgar Latin *emeticus, from Ancient Greek ἐμετικός, from ἔμετος (emetos, "vomit")

Full definition of emetic

Adjective

1. (medicine) causing nausea and vomiting

Noun

1. an agent that induces vomiting

Synonyms

• (an agent that induces vomiting) vomitive, vomitory

Related terms

• emesis
• emetology