| fear | 1. A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread. The degrees of this passion, beginning with the most moderate, may be thus expressed, apprehension, fear, dread, fright, terror. "Fear is an uneasiness of the mind, upon the thought of future evil likely to befall us." (Locke) "Where no hope is left, is left no fear." (Milton) 2. Apprehension of incurring, or solicitude to avoid, God's wrath; the trembling and awful reverence felt toward the Supreme Belng. Respectful reverence for men of authority or worth. "I will put my fear in their hearts." (Jer. Xxxii. 40) "I will teach you the fear of the Lord." (Ps. Xxxiv. 11) "render therefore to all their dues; tribute to whom tribute is due . . . Fear to whom fear." (Rom. Xiii. 7) 3. That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness. "There were they in great fear, where no fear was." (Ps. Liii. 5) "The fear of your adventure would counsel you to a more equal enterprise." (Shak) For fear, in apprehension lest. "For fear you ne'er see chain nor money more." Origin: OE. Fer, feer, fere, AS. Fr a coming suddenly upon, fear, danger; akin to D. Vaar, OHG. Fara danger, G. Gefahr, Icel. Far harm, mischief, plague, and to E. Fare, peril. See Fare. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| vomiting | The act of repeated regurgitation of stomach contents. (27 Sep 1997) |
| vomiting, anticipatory | Vomiting caused by expectation of discomfort or unpleasantness. (12 Dec 1998) |
| vomiting gas | A gas, such as chloropicrin, that can cause vomiting and gastrointestinal disorders such as colic and diarrhoea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vomiting of pregnancy | Vomiting occurring in the early months of pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vomiting reflex | Vomiting (contraction of the abdominal muscles with relaxation of the cardiac sphincter of the stomach and of the muscles of the throat) elicited by a variety of stimuli, especially one applied to the region of the fauces. Synonym: pharyngeal reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retention vomiting | <gastroenterology, physiology> Vomiting due to mechanical obstruction, usually hours after ingestion of a meal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cerebral vomiting | Vomiting due to intracranial disease, especially elevated intracranial pressure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pernicious vomiting | Uncontrollable vomiting. (05 Mar 2000) |
| morning vomiting | <obstetrics> Recurrent nausea and vomiting often seen in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy and more pronounced in the mornings. Synonym: hyperemesis gravidarum. (27 Sep 1997) |
| projectile vomiting | Expulsion of the contents of the stomach with great force. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychogenic vomiting | Vomiting associated with emotional distress and anxiety. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stercoraceous vomiting | Vomitus with appearance and/or odour of faeces suggestive of long standing and distal small bowel or colonic obstruction. Synonym: copremesis, stercoraceous vomiting. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dry vomiting | Gastric and oesophageal movements of vomiting without expulsion of vomitus. Synonym: dry vomiting, vomiturition. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epidemic vomiting | Virus caused by Norwalk virus, a 27 nm RNA virus in the family Caliciviridae frequently occurring in a group of people (e.g., in a school or small community) suddenly and without prodromal illness or malaise, is intense while it lasts, but ceases abruptly after a few hours or a day or so; symptoms are headache, abdominal pain, giddiness, and diarrhoea in most of the cases, and extreme prostration in about 75%. Synonym: epidemic nausea. (05 Mar 2000) |