Glossary

Nausea

Nausea

Also: Übelkeit

Nausea is the medical term for feeling sick, that is, the unpleasant sensation of needing to vomit. It can have many causes, such as gastrointestinal infections, pregnancy, migraine or side effects of medicines.

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