Etymology

tyremesis

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Today it means: The vomiting of curd-like matter, especially by infants. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τυρός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτυρός“cheese”
  2. English todaytyremesis

From Ancient Greek τυρός (turós, “cheese”) + emesis.

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