puking

Synonyms:

disgorgement, emesis, regurgitation, vomit, vomiting

Types:

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rumination

regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding

haematemesis, hematemesis

vomiting blood

hyperemesis

severe and excessive vomiting

hyperemesis gravidarum

hyperemesis during pregnancy; if severe it can result in damage to the brain and liver and kidney

Type of:

ejection, expulsion, forcing out, projection

the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting

inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex

an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus