The medical term for vomiting is:
A) ascites.
B) cachexia.
C) emesis.
D) melena.
C) emesis.
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 a dark, tarry stool.
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