Definitions for vomica

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vomica vom·i·ca

Spelling: [vom-i-kuh]

IPA: /ˈvɒm ɪ kə/

Vomica is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 93 anagrams from letters in vomica (acimov).

Definitions for vomica

noun

1. a cavity, usually in the lungs, containing pus.
2. the pus content of such a cavity.

Origin of vomica

1565-75; Latin: a boil, ulcer, equivalent to vom(ere) to discharge (see vomit) + -ica, feminine of -icus -ic

Examples for vomica

After the rupture and discharge of a vomica also, such a remedy promises to be a powerful palliative.

I believe it was a case of vomica, and not a true Phthisis that was cured.