black vomit

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Definition of black vomit in English English dictionary

A blackish matter, resembling coffee grounds and due to hæmorrhage, vomited in severer cases of yellow fever; also, the disease of yellow fever itself

On the third or fourth day, or later, the vomited matters..begin to contain blood..and they soon assume..a coffee-ground character, constituting the so-called black vomit.

A copious vomiting of dark-colored matter; or the substance so discharged; one of the most fatal symptoms in yellow fever

Hyphenation

black vom·it

Turkish pronunciation

bläk vämıt

Pronunciation

/ˈblak ˈvämət/ /ˈblæk ˈvɑːmət/