Antiemetic

/ˌæntiɪˈmɛtɪk/ adjective, noun

A drug or substance that prevents or stops vomiting and nausea.

From anti- (against) + Greek emetos (vomit) + -ic (adjective suffix). The term emerged in medical terminology in the 19th century.

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