vomica

English

Etymology

Latin , from vomere (“to throw up, vomit”).

Noun

vomica (plural vomicas or vomicae)

(medicine) An abscess cavity in the lungs or any other parenchymal organ.

See also

nux vomica

Anagrams

Viacom

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯o.mi.ka/, [ˈu̯ɔmɪkä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvo.mi.ka/, [ˈvɔːmikä]

Noun

vomica f (genitive vomicae); first declension

abscess, boil, sore, ulcer

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vomica	vomicae
Genitive	vomicae	vomicārum
Dative	vomicae	vomicīs
Accusative	vomicam	vomicās
Ablative	vomicā	vomicīs
Vocative	vomica	vomicae

Adjective

vomica

nominative/vocative feminine singular of vomicus

Adjective

vomicā

ablative feminine singular of vomicus

References

“vomica”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“vomica”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
vomica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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