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Descriptor English: Vomiting
Descriptor Spanish: Vómitos
Descriptor vómitos
Entry term(s) emesis
Scope note: Expulsión forzada del contenido gástrico a través de la boca.
Descriptor Portuguese: Vômito
Descriptor French: Vomissement
Entry term(s): Emesis
Tree number(s): C23.888.821.937
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014839
Scope note: The forcible expulsion of the contents of the STOMACH through the MOUTH.
Annotation: /chem ind: EMETICS is also available; /drug ther: ANTIEMETICS is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Related: Antiemetics MeSH
Emetics MeSH
DeCS ID: 15241
Unique ID: D014839
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2003/07/09
Vomiting - Preferred
Concept UI M0022844
Scope note The forcible expulsion of the contents of the STOMACH through the MOUTH.
Preferred term Vomiting
Entry term(s) Emesis



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