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Preferred term

Emetics  

Definition(s)

  • Agents that cause vomiting. They may act directly on the gastrointestinal tract, bringing about emesis through local irritant effects, or indirectly, through their effects on the chemoreceptor trigger zone in the postremal area near the medulla.

Synonym(s)

  • Emetic Agents
  • Emetic Drugs

In other languages

  • French

  • Agents émétiques
  • Émétisants
  • Médicaments émétiques
  • Vomitifs

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR/M0007280

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