nausea
pronunciation
How to pronounce nausea in British English:
UK [ˈnɔ:ziə]
How to pronounce nausea in American English:
US [ˈnɔziə, -ʒə, -siə, -ʃə]
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- Noun:
- the state that precedes vomiting
- disgust so strong it makes you feel sick
Word Origin
- nausea (n.)
- early 15c., vomiting, from Latin nausea "seasickness," from Ionic Greek nausia (Attic nautia) "seasickness, nausea, disgust," literally "ship-sickness," from naus "ship" (see naval). Despite its etymology, the word in English seems never to have been restricted to seasickness.
Example
- 1. The patient developed nausea and vomited bile-stained fluid on several occasions .
- 2. High concentrations of antimony can cause nausea , vomiting and diarrhea .
- 3. At first they suffered strange rashes , nausea and malformed babies .
- 4. Cancer many cancer patients suffer nausea and vomiting not only after chemotherapy , but before treatment .
- 5. Daffodil bulb diners tend to experience nausea , vomiting , cramps and diarrhea .