emesis vs throw up

emesis

noun
  • The act or process of vomiting. 

throw up

noun
  • Vomit. 

verb
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, up. 

  • To cause something such as dust or water to rise into the air. 

  • To give up, abandon something. 

  • To vomit. 

  • To produce something new or unexpected. 

  • To display a gang sign using the hands. 

intj
  • Used as an expression of frustration or to dismiss a conversation partner. 

How often have the words emesis and throw up occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )