naus-, nau-, naut-, -naut, -nautical, -nautics +

(Greek: ship; sailor; navigation)


cosmonautics
The science and activities of Russian or Soviet astronauts.
cybernaut
Someone (a “sailor”) who surfs, or navigates, the Internet.
hydronaut
A person trained to work in deep-sea vessels for research and rescue purposes.
internaut
Someone who explores the internet (or "cyberspace"), and who is normally searching for information; an "internet sailor" or a "sailor on the internet".
lunarnaut
Someone who travels or has travelled to the moon; literally, "moon sailor".
naulage
The freight of passengers in a ship.
naumachia
1. A naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans.
2. An ancient Roman spectacle representing a naval battle which was used to entertain Romans in the circuses.
naumachy
1. A naval battle; especially, a mock sea fight.
2. In Roman antiquity, a show or spectacle representing a sea fight; also, a place for such exhibitions.
naupathia
Motion sickness experienced while traveling on water; sea sickness.
nauropometer
An instrument for measuring the amount which a ship heels at sea.
nauscopia, nauscopy
The power or act of discovering ships or land at considerable distances.
nausea
1. A feeling of discomfort in the region of the stomach, with aversion to food and a tendency to vomit.
2. Disgust; deep disgust, loathing; used in literature.

Nausea is a symptom of many conditions, including motion sickness, morning sickness during pregnancy, viral infections, and other diseases. It may also be the result of an adverse effect of many drugs.

In medicine, nausea is a particular problem during a few chemotherapy treatments and following general anesthesia. Nausea is also a common symptom of pregnancy.

While short-term nausea and vomiting are generally harmless, there are times when they may indicate a more serious disease. When associated with prolonged vomiting, it may cause dangerous levels of dehydration and/or electrolyte imbalances.

3. Etymology: from Latin nausea, "seasickness"; from Ionic Greek nausia (Attic Greek nautia), "seasickness, nausea"; from naus, "ship".
nauseant
A medicine or agent that induces or causes nausea and vomiting.
nauseate
1. To have the unsettling feeling in the stomach that accompanies the urge to vomit, or to make someone have this feeling; to sicken.
2. To feel deep disgust, or to make someone feel deep disgust.
nauseated
Affected with nausea.

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