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vomica

(vŏm′ĭ-kə)

n. pl. vomi·cae (-sē′)

1. Profuse expectoration of putrid matter.

a. An abnormal pus-containing cavity, usually in a lung, caused by deterioration of tissue.

b. The pus contained in such a cavity.

vomica

An obsolete term for:
(1) Copious expectoration of purulent material;
(2) An abscess cavity, commonly of the lung.

vomica

(vom′ĭ-kă) plural.vomicae [L., ulcer]

1. An obsolete term for a cavity in the lungs, as from suppuration.

2. An obsolete term for sudden and profuse expectoration of putrid purulent matter.

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An example would be when I had to use a remedy called nux-v (nux vomica) or poison nut to help heal a colicky horse.

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A good example is nux vomica. Consumed in large quantities, nux vomica can cause nausea (it's a seed from the Strychnos nux-vomica tree that contains strychnine).

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When an outbreak of measles hit, the missionaries offered to treat the Natives with the current remedy--strychnine (nux vomica)--only administered at such high dosages that a 50 percent death rate resulted.