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vomica (iou)



vomica noun. , -cas. L16.
[Latin = abscess, boil, app. from vomere vomit, eject.]
a. A vent, an opening. Only in L16.
b. A source of a stream etc. M19.
Medicine.
a. A cavity or abscess in an internal organ, usu. a lung. L17.
b. A sudden expectoration of a large quantity of purulent or putrid matter. L19.