kinetosis

Travel-induced nausea syndrome

Kinetosis is the medical term for motion sickness—the nausea, dizziness, and discomfort caused by movement in vehicles, boats, or amusement rides.

The condition results from conflicting signals between what the eyes see and what the inner ear senses: She took medication for kinetosis before the cruise.

nausea

queasiness

Mild stomach disturbance

vomitingExpelling stomach contents orally
retchingHeaving without expelling
gaggingReflex throat constriction

seasickness · airsickness · carsickness · biliousness · heaving · pallor · salivation · wooziness

remedies

ginger

Pungent culinary rhizome

DramamineAnti-nausea travel medication
scopolamineTropane alkaloid for nausea
wristbandBand encircling the arm

acupressure · antiemetic · meclizine · Bonine · peppermint

dizziness

vertigo

Sensation of spinning

lightheadednessSensation of near-fainting
disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
imbalanceLack of proportion

spinning · giddiness · faintness · unsteadiness · swaying · wobbly

triggers

vehicle

Means of transport

carWheeled motor vehicle
boatWatercraft for travel
shipSeagoing transport vessel

airplane · train · simulator · turbulence · backseat · ferry · helicopter · cruise

Opposites

physiological state

kinetosisequilibrium

State of balance

wellness · steadiness · balance · stability · comfort

motion tolerance

kinetosissea legs

Adjusted to ship motion

habituation · stillness · acclimatization · motionlessness · stationariness

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