vomit

vomit /vom·it/ (vom´it)

1. to eject stomach contents through the mouth.

2. matter expelled from the stomach by the mouth.

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black vomit  vomit consisting of blood which has been acted upon by the gastric juice, seen in yellow fever and other conditions in which blood collects in the stomach.

coffee-ground vomit  vomit consisting of dark altered blood mixed with stomach contents.

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vom·it (vmt)

v.

To eject part or all of the stomach contents through the mouth, usually in a series of involuntary spasmic movements.

n.

1. The act or an instance of ejecting matter from the stomach through the mouth.

2. Matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth.

3. An emetic.

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vomit

1. matter expelled from the stomach by the mouth. In horses the ejection must be via the nostrils and is always a terminal event.

2. to eject stomach contents through the mouth.

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coffee-ground vomit, black vomit

dark granular material ejected from the stomach, produced by mixture of blood with gastric contents; it is a sign of bleeding in the upper alimentary canal. See also hematemesis.