Disease or Syndrome
motion sickness
mo·tion sick·ness
Subclass of:
Signs and Symptoms
Also called:
Airsickness; Carsickness; Seasickness
Definitions related to motion sickness:
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A sensation of discomfort that results from a discordant relationship between visualized movement and any movement sensed by the vestibular system, which is characterized by dizziness, nausea, and vomiting.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Disorder caused by motion. It includes sea sickness, train sickness, roller coaster rides, rocking chair, hammock swing, car sickness, air sickness, or SPACE MOTION SICKNESS. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting and/or dizziness.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Motion sickness is a common problem in people traveling by car, train, airplanes, and especially boats. Anyone can get it, but it is more common in children, pregnant women, and people taking certain medicines. Motion sickness can start suddenly, with a queasy feeling and cold sweats. It can then lead to dizziness and nausea and vomiting. Your brain senses movement by getting signals from your inner ears, eyes, muscles, and joints. When it gets signals that do not match, you can get motion sickness. For example, if you are reading on your phone while riding a bus, your eyes are focused on something that is not moving, but your inner ear senses motion. Where you sit can make a difference. The front seat of a car, forward cars of a train, upper deck on a boat or wing seats in a plane may give you a smoother ride. Looking out into the distance - instead of trying to read or look at something in the vehicle - can also help. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionMedlinePlusU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Motion sickness is a symptom complex that usually includes nausea, often accompanied by vague abdominal discomfort, vomiting, dizziness, pallor, diaphoresis, and related symptoms. It is induced by specific forms of motion, particularly repetitive angular and linear acceleration and deceleration, or as a result of conflicting vestibular,...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Motion sickness is an unpleasant condition that occurs when persons are subjected to motion or the perception of motion. It results in the common symptoms of nausea, nonvertiginous dizziness, and malaise.WebMD, 2019
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Motion sickness is characterized by stomach discomfort, nausea, and vomiting, accompanied by autonomic features such as pallor and sweating. Vomiting often provides temporary or permanent relief of these symptoms. Once a certain level of nausea is attained, vomiting is almost inevitable, even if the patient is removed from the motion...Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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Motion sickness, sickness induced by motion and characterized by nausea. The term motion sickness was proposed by J.A. Irwin in 1881 to provide a general designation for such similar syndromes as seasickness, train sickness, car sickness, and airsickness. This term, though imprecise for scientific...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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