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black vomit

black vomit

1 9.8
A dark vomit that comes from bleeding inside the body, often from severe disease like yellow fever
  • noun
  • /blæk ˈvɑːmɪt/
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  • After days of severe illness, he finally woke up and expelled black vomit into the basin.

Examples

  • The patient experienced black vomit after the severe infection.

  • Is black vomit a sign of something serious?

  • Doctors identified the substance as black vomit, an indicator of possible liver failure.

  • In severe cases of yellow fever, patients may experience black vomit due to internal bleeding.

  • The appearance of black vomit is a critical warning sign that requires immediate medical attention.

  • The patient began to panic when he noticed the black vomit after experiencing severe abdominal pain.

  • Doctors were alarmed when the child presented with black vomit during the examination.

Surface Forms

black vomit singular
black vomits plural

Morphology

black + vomit

The meaning 'vomit that is dark in color' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'black' (dark-colored) with 'vomit' (expelled stomach contents). While the term may have specific clinical associations (e.g., blood in vomit indicating disease), the core descriptive meaning is compositional and readily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

The noun black vomit was named for the dark, nearly black material patients vomited in severe cases. The dark color came from internal bleeding in illnesses like 'yellow fever', so the term now means 'vomit that is dark because of blood' and is a warning of a serious disease.