hyperemesis gravidarum

English

Etymology

From hyperemesis + Latin gravidārum (“of pregnant women”).

Noun

hyperemesis gravidarum (plural hyperemeses gravidarum)

  1. (medicine, pathology) A rare complication of pregnancy, similar to severe morning sickness, sometimes fatal if left untreated.

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