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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito;
[syn: yellow jack, yellow fever, black vomit]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Vomit \Vom"it\, n. [L. vomitus, from vomere, vomitum, to vomit; akin to Gr. ?, Skr. vam, Lith. vemiti. Cf. Emetic, Vomito.] [1913 Webster] 1. Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth. [1913 Webster] Like vomit from his yawning entrails poured. --Sandys. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) That which excites vomiting; an emetic. [1913 Webster] He gives your Hollander a vomit. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Black vomit. (Med.) See in the Vocabulary. Vomit nut, nux vomica. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Black vomit \Black" vom"it\ (Med.) A copious vomiting of dark-colored matter; or the substance so discharged; -- one of the most fatal symptoms in yellow fever. [1913 Webster] Black wash
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

black vomit n 1: caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito [syn: yellow jack, yellow fever, black vomit]