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Nausea vs Retching - What's the difference?

nausea | retching |

As nouns the difference between nausea and retching

is that nausea is (l) while retching is the act of one who retches.

As a verb retching is

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nausea

English

(wikipedia nausea)

Noun

  • A feeling of physical unwellness, usually with the desire to vomit.
  • Strong dislike or disgust.
  • Seasickness.

    • Derived terms

    * nauseate * nauseating * nauseous

    retching

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who retches.
  • * 1839 , The Lancet (volume 1, page 786)
    • Mrs. Green, aged 33 years, had been six weeks pregnant, and suffered exceedingly from retchings in consequence.