Definition of motion sickness
: sickness induced by motion (as in travel by air, car, or ship) and characterized by nausea
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Alcohol can act as a diuretic, while water will keep you hydrated and keep motion sickness, headaches and lightheadedness at bay.
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Your dog may do fine in the car while on flat city streets, but that doesn’t mean much—winding mountain roads into the wilderness will give you a better approximation for whether your dog is prone to motion sickness.
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One of the most famous roller coaster engineers had intense motion sickness.
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Vestibular migraine: Often appearing without headaches; symptoms include intense dizziness, nausea and vomiting, balance problems, extreme motion sickness, and sensitivity to sound.
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With 25% to 40% of consumers saying they experience motion sickness, this industry’s projected growth to $108 billion in sales by 2021 according to DigiCapital may be off-balance.
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Ginger Planes, trains, and automobiles aren’t doing your motion sickness any favors.
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That technology should enable the screen to switch colors more quickly than a standard LCD in order to make the overall image clearer and to reduce blur and motion sickness.
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In spite of its clever movement system that reduces motion sickness, the game can still feel tiring on a standard Vive.
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First Known Use of motion sickness
1881
MOTION SICKNESS Defined for English Language Learners
motion sickness
Definition of motion sickness for English Language Learners
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: a feeling of sickness caused by the motion of a car, airplane, boat, etc.
Medical Dictionary
motion sickness
medical Definition of motion sickness
: sickness induced by motion (as in travel by air, car, or ship) and characterized by nausea — called also
kinetosis
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