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Emetic vs Antinausea - What's the difference?

emetic | antinausea |

In medicine terms the difference between emetic and antinausea

is that emetic is causing nausea and vomiting while antinausea is intended to prevent or combat nausea.

As a noun emetic

is an agent that induces vomiting.

emetic

English

Alternative forms

* emetick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (medicine) causing nausea and vomiting
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • an agent that induces vomiting
  • Synonyms

    * (an agent that induces vomiting) vomitive, vomitory

    antinausea

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (medicine) Intended to prevent or combat nausea
  • She took an antinausea drug before the flight.
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