3 definitions
for Black vomit
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Vomit \Vom"it\, n. [L. vomitus, from vomere, vomitum, to vomit;
akin to Gr. ?, Skr. vam, Lith. vemiti. Cf. Emetic,
Vomito.]
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1. Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected from the
stomach through the mouth.
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Like vomit from his yawning entrails poured.
--Sandys.
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2. (Med.) That which excites vomiting; an emetic.
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He gives your Hollander a vomit. --Shak.
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Black vomit. (Med.) See in the Vocabulary.
Vomit nut, nux vomica.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
black vomit
n : caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito [syn: yellow
jack, yellow fever]
