Meaning of REGURGITATION
| Pronunciation: | | ri`gurji'teyshun
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- [n] the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- [n] recall after rote memorization; "he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation"
- [n] backflow of blood through a defective heart valve
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| | Synonyms: | | disgorgement, emesis, puking, vomit, vomiting |
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| | See Also: | | backflow, backflowing, ejection, expulsion, forcing out, haematemesis, hematemesis, hyperemesis, inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, projection, recall, recollection, reflex, reminiscence, rumination, unconditioned reflex | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Re*gur`gi*ta"tion\ (-t?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F.
r['e]gurgitation.]
1. The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of
entrance; specifically (Med.), the reversal of the natural
direction in which the current or contents flow through a
tube or cavity of the body. --Quain.
2. The act of swallowing again; reabsorption.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | condition that occurs when gastric juices, or small amounts of food from the stomach, flow back into the esophagus and mouth. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Vomiting is a reflex integrated in the medulla oblongata. It starts with a sensation of nausea, then closing of the glottis, strong contraction of the abdominal muscles which forces the stomach contents to be ejected as the gastro-esophageal sphincter relaxes. |
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