| vomiting reflex |
vomiting due to reflexive stimulation of muscles of the gastrointestinal tract and throat, allowing their contents to be forcibly expelled; it is mediated by centers in the medulla oblongata and can be set in motion by many different stimuli such as touching the back of the pharynx. See also pharyngeal r.
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| vomit |
The forceful ejection of stomach contents through the mouth.
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| vomiting |
The release of stomach contents through the mouth.
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| vomiting and wasting d. |
a disease of pigs caused by infection with the hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus; the virus is endemic in many parts of the world and only occasionally causes symptoms. The disease varies from acute encephalomyelitis that can be fatal in a few days to anorexia, vomiting, and wasting that can last for two or three weeks without being fatal. Called also Ontario encephalitis and hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus d. of pigs.
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| vomiting c. |
a center in the lateral reticular formation of the medulla oblongata, stimulation of which causes vomiting. See also chemoreceptor trigger zone, under zone.
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