emetic in the PONS Dictionary

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It has been considered the strongest emetic of any preparation of antimony.
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The potassium antimonyl derivative of the acid known as tartar emetic is included, in small doses, in cough syrup as an expectorant.
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There was speculation that tartar emetic or arsenic was the poison.
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These bioactive substances act as an emmenagogue, diuretic and emetic.
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The flower and fruit eaten as an emetic for stomachaches.
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It is thought that a number of loosely organized neuronal networks within the medulla oblongata probably interact to coordinate the emetic reflex.
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Treatments principally containing antimony are known as antimonials and are used as emetics.
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Tartar emetic causes intense nausea, prostration and vomiting by irritating the gastrointestinal mucosa.
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One such metabolite has emetic properties and has been demonstrated to produce a learning response in fish.
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A decoction of the bark has been used to treat swelling, inflammation and rheumatism, as an emetic, and to treat pharyngitis and sore throat.
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