Vomit:Matter from thestomachthat has come up into and may be ejected beyond themouth, due to the act of vomiting.
Whenvomitis reddish or the color of coffee grounds, it may mean there is serious internal bleeding. The reddish color may herald freshbloodand dark blood may betoken blood that has been digested.
Vomit andvomitusare synonymous as nouns although only vomit is used as a verb.. The act of vomiting is also calledemesis. From the Indo-European root wem- (to vomit), the source of the words such asemeticandwamble(to feel nauseated).
