vomit-, vom- +

1. The act of vomiting.
2. A vomiting.

Vomiting flames; such as, a volcano.

Vomiting fire.

1. Ejection of fecal matter in vomit; usually a result of intestinal obstruction; also, fecal vomiting.
2. The vomiting of fecal matter that has been drawn into the stomach from the intestine by spasmodic contractions of the gastric muscles.

1. To expel the contents of the stomach through the mouth as a result of a series of involuntary spasms of the stomach muscles.
2. To eject part or all of the contents of the stomach through the mouth, usually in a series of involuntary spasmic movements.
3. To gush forth; to send something out in a forceful stream, or be ejected forcefully: "He was so angry that he could only vomit curses."
4. To be discharged forcefully and abundantly; to spew or to gush: "The water pipe burst and the water vomited forth."
5. Etymology: "act of expelling contents of the stomach through the mouth", from Latin vomitare, "to vomit often".

Vomit and vomitus are synonymous as nouns although only vomit is used as a verb. The act of vomiting is also called emesis. From the Indo-European root wem- (to vomit), the source of the words; such as, emetic and wamble, "to feel nauseated".

The act or power of vomiting.

1. Relating to or causing vomiting.
2. Bringing on or causing the act of vomiting.
3. An agent that causes vomiting.
4. Causing the ejection of matter from the stomach; emetic.

1. The way into the cavea of a Roman theater or amphitheater.

A cavea was the concave-shaped auditorium of an ancient open-air theater, which was often a semicircle of stone benches rising in tiers.

A cavea might be divided, depending on the size of the building, into one to three distinct tiers, called upper, lower, middle (summa, ima, media cavea).

2. A passage or opening in an ancient amphitheater or theater, leading to or from the seats; permitting large numbers of people to enter or leave.

A place for vomiting?

Vomitoria in ancient amphitheaters helped the audience to reach their seats quickly and then, at the end of the performance, leave at an equal speed (hence the name). Thousands of seats could be filled in minutes.

The suggestion that a vomitorium was the place for the ancient Romans to vomit during a feast has no basis.

1. Inducing vomiting; emetic.
2. Of or pertaining to vomiting.
3. An opening through which something is ejected or discharged.

Vomiting and hemorrhaging in domestic animals caused by any of a group of mycotoxins found contaminating grain and other foods.

Repeated ineffectual attempts at vomiting.