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hyperemesis

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hyperemesis /hy·per·em·e·sis/ (-em´ĕ-sis) excessive vomiting.hyperemet´ic
hyperemesis gravida´rum  the pernicious vomiting of pregnancy.
hyperemesis lacten´tium  excessive vomiting in nursing babies.
hy·per·em·e·sis (hpr-m-ss)
n.
Excessive vomiting.
hyper·e·metic (--mtk) adj.
hyperemesis
[hī′per·em′ə·sis]
Etymology: Gk, hyper, excess + emesis, vomit
excessive vomiting.
hyperemesis
excessive vomiting.
hyperemesis
Puke, puke, much, much


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Their analysis of almost 5,000 births demonstrated women who were hospitalised with hyperemesis gravidarum had an increased risk of preeclampsia, were more likely to give birth to infants weighing less than 2500g, and had more premature deliveries.
Severe 'morning sickness' linked to low birth weight by Australian Nursing Journal
I was diagnosed as having hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe and constant form of morning sickness.
Medical marijuana: a surprising solution to severe morning sickness by Hildenbrandt, Erin / Mothering
Thus, the raised concentration of human chorionic gonadotrophin during the first trimester of pregnancies complicated by hyperemesis has been implicated as a reason for the lower male:female ratio found in such pregnancies compared with normal ones (Sorensen 2000).
Off to a good start: the influence of pre- and periconceptional ... by Tomashek, Kay M. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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