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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
n
1: caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito [syn: yellow jack, yellow fever, black vomit]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Vomit Vom"it, n. [L. vomitus, from vomere, vomitum, to vomit; akin to Gr. ?, Skr. vam, Lith. vemiti. Cf. Emetic, Vomito.] 1. Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth. Like vomit from his yawning entrails poured. --Sandys. 2. (Med.) That which excites vomiting; an emetic. He gives your Hollander a vomit. --Shak. Black vomit. (Med.) See in the Vocabulary. Vomit nut, nux vomica.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Black vomit Black" vom"it (Med.) A copious vomiting of dark-colored matter; or the substance so discharged; -- one of the most fatal symptoms in yellow fever.
