NALT

Preferred term

emetics

Chemical

Agents that cause vomiting. They may act directly on the gastrointestinal tract, bringing about emesis through local irritant effects, or indirectly, through their effects on the chemoreceptor trigger zone in the postremal area near the medulla.

gastrointestinal agents

vomiting

emetic agents
emetic drugs

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

13455

Spanish

eméticos

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/36862

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 7/29/20