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Projectile

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Projectile
Any (usually) inanimate flying object capable of causing tissue injury or bodily harm

projectile
something thrown forward.

projectile syringe
projectile vomiting
forceful vomiting, usually without preceding retching, in which the vomitus is thrown well forward. In dogs and cats, a feature of gastric retention and particularly pyloric obstruction. Cattle do not vomit easily and when they do it is usually projectile and voluminous.


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