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merycism Path.|ˈmɛrɪsɪz(ə)m|
[ad. mod.L. mērycismus, ad. Gr. µηρυκισµός rumination, f. µηρυκίζειν to ruminate, f. µηρυκ-, µηρυξ occurring as the name of a ruminating fish.]
A rare disease of the stomach, in which the food, after having been swallowed some time, is returned into the mouth and remasticated.
1856Mayne Expos. Lex. s.v. Merycismus. 1860 New Syd. Soc. Year-Bk. Med. & Surg. 235 Abdominal Merycism (regurgitation of chyme) appearing as the symptom of a masked ague. |