'Black vomit' definitions:
Definition of 'black vomit'
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noun
Caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito [syn: yellow jack, yellow fever, black vomit]
Definition of 'Black vomit'
From: GCIDE
- Vomit \Vom"it\, n. [L. vomitus, from vomere, vomitum, to vomit; akin to Gr. ?, Skr. vam, Lith. vemiti. Cf. Emetic, Vomito.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth. [1913 Webster]
- Like vomit from his yawning entrails poured. --Sandys. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Med.) That which excites vomiting; an emetic. [1913 Webster]
- He gives your Hollander a vomit. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Black vomit. (Med.) See in the Vocabulary.
- Vomit nut, nux vomica. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Black vomit'
From: GCIDE
- Black vomit \Black" vom"it\ (Med.) A copious vomiting of dark-colored matter; or the substance so discharged; -- one of the most fatal symptoms in yellow fever. [1913 Webster] Black wash