Medical Dictionary

projectile vomiting

noun pro·jec·tile vomiting \prə-ˈjek-təl-, -ˌtīl-\

Medical Definition of PROJECTILE VOMITING

:  vomiting that is sudden, usually without nausea, and so vigorous that the vomit is forcefully projected to a distance

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