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- noun Severe, intractable vomiting during pregnancy, usually in the first trimester.
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- noun medicine, pathology A rare complication of
pregnancy , similar to severemorning sickness , sometimes fatal if left untreated.
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- noun hyperemesis during pregnancy; if severe it can result in damage to the brain and liver and kidney
Etymologies
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From hyperemesis + Latin gravidarum ("pregnant").
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bilby commented on the word hyperemesis gravidarum
"On March 31, 1855, Charlotte Bronte died. She was 38 years old, married a mere nine months and she was pregnant. What killed her was probably the same disorder that is now afflicting the Duchess of Cambridge. Hyperemesis gravidarum, excessive vomiting in pregnancy, is a life-threatening condition to be treated as a medical emergency."
- Germaine Greer, Kate's condition can kill, it's no joke, theage.com.au, 21 December 2012.
December 20, 2012