Volvocales
— Noun
– English
～ chiefly freshwater green algae; solitary or colonial
Volvox
— Noun
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～ type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axis
genus Volvox
— Noun
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～ type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axis
volvulus
— Noun
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～ abnormal twisting of the intestines (usually in the area of the ileum or sigmoid colon) resulting in intestinal obstruction
Selene vomer
— Noun
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～ similar to moonfish but with eyes high on the truncated forehead
vomer
— Noun
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～ thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum
nux vomica
— Noun
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～ a medicine made from the seeds of an Asiatic tree; contains strychnine and brucine; formerly used as a stimulant
vomit
— Noun
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～ the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
vomit
— Noun
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～ the matter ejected in vomiting
vomit
— Noun
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～ a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting
vomit
— Verb
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～ eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
vomit up
— Verb
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～ eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
binge-vomit syndrome
— Noun
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～ a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting
black vomit
— Noun
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～ caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito