vomica

English

Etymology

Latin , from vomere (“to throw up, vomit”).

Noun

vomica (plural vomicas or vomicae)

(medicine) An abscess cavity in the lungs or any other parenchymal organ.

Anagrams

Viacom

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯o.mi.ka/, [ˈu̯ɔmɪkä]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvo.mi.ka/, [ˈvɔːmikä]

Noun

vomica f (genitive vomicae); first declension

abscess, boil, sore, ulcer

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vomica	vomicae
Genitive	vomicae	vomicārum
Dative	vomicae	vomicīs
Accusative	vomicam	vomicās
Ablative	vomicā	vomicīs
Vocative	vomica	vomicae

Adjective

vomica

nominative/vocative feminine singular of vomicus

Adjective

vomicā

ablative feminine singular of vomicus

References

“vomica”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“vomica”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
vomica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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