The medical term for vomiting is:

A) ascites
B) cachexia
C) emesis
D) melena


C
Explanation: Emesis is the medical term for vomiting. Ascites is the medical term for an accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity. Cachexia is loss of weight and generalized wasting that occurs during a chronic disease. Melena is the passage of dark, tarry stool.

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