car sickness

noun

Definition of car sicknessnext
as in motion sickness

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  1. motion sickness
  2. mountain sickness
  3. altitude sickness
  4. morning sickness
Noun
  • Transitioning from one gravity to another, such as from earth's gravity to weightlessness, can affect spatial orientation, head-eye and hand-eye coordination, balance and locomotion, and may cause space motion sickness, according to NASA.
    — Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
  • By stopping a boat’s roll stone cold, and therefore making a day on the water a pleasure for those who suffer motion sickness (that’s about a third of the population).
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
Definition of motion sickness
Noun
  • Use this after a night of one too many cocktails, or simply add to your in-flight water to prevent dehydration or mountain sickness.
    — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 4 July 2024
  • By Martin Enserink, Science Photography by Tom Bouyer, Expedition 5300 Journalist Martin Enserink journeyed high into the Andes to write about research into the effects of chronic mountain sickness — traveling, effectively, into thin air.
    — STAT staff, STAT, 24 Dec. 2019
Definition of mountain sickness
Noun
  • Using oxygen for an hour while experiencing altitude sickness or while sleeping can be effective.9 A healthcare provider can prescribe supplemental oxygen to reduce the risk of altitude sickness for people with underlying health conditions.8 8.
    — Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Climbing one of the Seven Summits is no small feat, as hikers wrestle with the effects of altitude sickness on Kilimanjaro treks that typically span from five to nine days.
    — Mary Robnett, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025
Definition of altitude sickness
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  • The numbers made the Corby scandal the biggest child poisoning case since thalidomide, a drug that was marketed in the 1950s and '60s as a treatment for morning sickness and insomnia.
    — Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Improves Nausea and Digestive Health Ginger has been used for years to treat nausea from chemotherapy, morning sickness, surgery, and motion sickness.
    — Lindsey DeSoto, Health, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of morning sickness
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