Drug that induces vomiting.
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Examples for "emetic "
Examples for "emetic "
1 When the symptoms first appear give the patient a warm water emetic .
2 The addition of a dose of garlic converts it into an emetic .
3 A teaspoonful of powdered dry Primrose root will act as an emetic .
4 He forced an emetic down her throat, but it had no effect.
5 An emetic kindly administered will set our friend here on his legs.
1 Sulphate of zinc, salt-and-water, ipecacuanha, and mustard, are all useful as emetics .
2 Many emetics were given to him: but two hours passed before they operated.
3 A warm bath and strong emetics were now administered, and great relief obtained.
4 Once a week he indulged himself with eating an apple; he used emetics daily.
5 Yet he would be a bold man who would administer emetics to the Giantess.
6 The antidotes for nightshade poison are emetics , cathartics, and stimulants.
7 I mean, in America they go so far as to sell emetics for weight loss.
8 What if she was giving him strong emetics or diuretics that might damage his health?
9 The Grand Monarque could not eat his dinners or take his emetics like ordinary mortals.
10 Jerome, have come to Isaac for potions, for emetics ?
11 Treatment.-Inall cases empty the stomach by emetics or stomach tube and the bowels by cathartics.
12 The emetics had counteracted the poison, and my patients, although weakly, were quite out of danger.
13 Every month, for three successive days, they purged the system by means of emetics or clysters.
14 Antidote.-Starchor flour mixed into a paste with water, should be given and followed by emetics .
15 Mrs. Carrington smiled and said, "I think you prefer Louisiana emetics , do you not?"
16 At once Sir Samuel gave them mustard and water and other emetics , and they were soon better.
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