motion sickness
noun
: sickness induced by motion (as in travel by air, car, or ship) and characterized by nausea
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So when a person takes, say, a high dose of the motion sickness drug scopolamine — which blocks the effects of acetylcholine — things start to go awry.
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Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
The government also alleges Hemani used and sold promethazine, an antihistamine used to treat allergies and motion sickness that can boost an opioid high, and used cocaine, although he was prosecuted based on his marijuana use.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
More fluid and consistent movement can reduce the risk of motion sickness, which is beneficial.
—PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Once that model reliably detected motion sickness, the team then tested different types of music to see which, if any, could help ease it.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
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Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
The government also alleges Hemani used and sold promethazine, an antihistamine used to treat allergies and motion sickness that can boost an opioid high, and used cocaine, although he was prosecuted based on his marijuana use.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
More fluid and consistent movement can reduce the risk of motion sickness, which is beneficial.
—PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Once that model reliably detected motion sickness, the team then tested different types of music to see which, if any, could help ease it.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for motion sickness
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“Motion sickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motion%20sickness. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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