NAUSEA, MARINA
\nˈɔːsɪə], \nˈɔːsɪə], \n_ˈɔː_s_ɪ__ə]\
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The sickness, vomiting, &c., experienced at sea by those unaccustomed to a sea-life; and from which those who are accustomed are not always exempt. It generally ceases when the person becomes habituated to the motion of the vessel, and not till then.
By Robley Dunglison
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