Morning sickness

Morning sickness
: Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. Morning sickness is a misnomer, because it can occur at any time of the day (though not at night during sleep) and it is not a sickness. It is a normal characteristic of early pregnancy. Morning sickness is now believed to be a good thing since it appears associated with a reduced risk of miscarriage and a greater chance that the pregnancy will have a healthy outcome.

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morning sickness n nausea and vomiting that occurs typically in the morning esp. during the earlier months of pregnancy

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nausea and vomiting occurring during early pregnancy. In some women the symptoms disappear if a small amount of food is eaten before rising in the morning. Compare hyperemesis gravidarum.

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a type of nausea seen in women early in pregnancy; called also emesis gravidarum, nausea gravidarum, and vomiting of pregnancy.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Morning sickness — Morning Morn ing, a. Pertaining to the first part or early part of the day; being in the early part of the day; as, morning dew; morning light; morning service. [1913 Webster] She looks as clear As morning roses newly washed with dew. Shak. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • morning sickness — morning .sickness n [U] a feeling of sickness that some women have during the morning when they are ↑pregnant, usually in the early months …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • morning sickness — n. a condition of nausea and vomiting, sometimes accompanied by dizziness, headache, etc., that affects many women during the first months of pregnancy: it occurs most often in the morning …   English World dictionary

  • morning sickness — morning ,sickness noun uncount a feeling of wanting to VOMIT that affects some women when they are pregnant …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • morning sickness — ► NOUN ▪ nausea occurring in the mornings during early pregnancy …   English terms dictionary

  • Morning sickness — Mild hyperemesis gravidarum (no metabolic derangement) Classification and external resources ICD 10 O21.0 ICD 9 643.0 …   Wikipedia

  • morning sickness — noun nausea early in the day; a characteristic symptom in the early months of pregnancy • Hypernyms: ↑nausea, ↑sickness • Part Holonyms: ↑pregnancy, ↑gestation, ↑maternity * * * noun [noncount] : a feeling of sickness that a pregnant woman may… …   Useful english dictionary

  • morning sickness — N UNCOUNT Morning sickness is a feeling of sickness that some women have, often in the morning, when they are pregnant …   English dictionary

  • morning sickness — (in pregnant women) nausea in the morning, upset stomach often occurring in the morning …   English contemporary dictionary

  • morning sickness — noun (U) a feeling of sickness that some women have before they have a baby …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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