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Vomit (medicine)


vomit


1. To throw up; to eject from the stomach through the mouth; to disgorge; to puke; to spew out; often followed by up or out. "The fish . . . Vomited out Jonah upon the dry land." (Jonah II. 10)

2. Hence, to eject from any hollow place; to belch forth; to emit; to throw forth; as, volcanoes vomit flame, stones, etc. "Like the sons of Vulcan, vomit smoke." (Milton)

To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; to spew.

Origin: Cf. L. Vomere, vomitum, and v. Freq. Vomitare. See Vomit.

1. Matter that is vomited; especially, matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth. "Like vomit from his yawning entrails poured." (Sandys)

2. <medicine> That which excites vomiting; an emetic. "He gives your Hollander a vomit." (Shak) Black vomit.

<medicine> Vomit nut, nux vomica.

Origin: L. Vomitus, from vomere, vomitum, to vomit; akin to Gr, Skr. Vam, Lith. Vemiti. Cf. Emetic, Vomito.

Source: Websters Dictionary


Koussevitzky, Serge (sh)




orig. Sergey Aleksandrovich Kusevitsky

born July 26, 1874, Vyshny Volochyok, Russia
died June 4, 1951, Boston, Mass., U.S.

Russian-born U.S. conductor.

A virtuoso double-bass player, he was self-taught as a conductor. With his father-in-law's financial help, he debuted with the Berlin Philharmonic in 1908. In the following years he founded his own orchestra, which toured the Volga by riverboat. After leaving the Soviet Union in 1920, he established the Concerts Koussevitzky series in Paris before becoming permanent conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (1924-49). He gave about 100 premieres there, including commissioned works such as Igor Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms, and many works by U.S. composers, inspiring his musicians to legendary performances by the force of his personality. The Tanglewood Music Center in Lenox, Mass., was established during his tenure in Boston.