What is Nausea - Meaning and definition

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Nausea

An unpleasant sensation in the stomach usually accompanied by the urge to vomit.
Common causes are early pregnancy, sea and motion sickness, emotional stress, intense pain, food poisoning, and various enteroviruses.

DeCS. Health Sciences Descriptors. Internet. Accessed on July 5, 2016.

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Nausea and vomiting Vomiting

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