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nounthe act of regurgitating. voluntary or involuntary return of partly digested food from the stomach to the mouth. Pathology. the reflux of blood through defective heart valves. Origin of regurgitationFirst recorded in 1595–1605, regurgitation is from the Medieval Latin word regurgitātiōn- (stem of regurgitātiō). See regurgitate, -ion Words nearby regurgitationreguline, regulo, regulus, regurgitant murmur, regurgitate, regurgitation, regurgitation jaundice, rehab, rehabilitant, rehabilitate, rehabilitation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for regurgitationThere does seem to be a lot of regurgitation on Broadway these days. My Lunch with Marisa Tomei: The Actress on ‘The Realistic Joneses,’ ‘Girls,’ and de Blasio’s NYC|Marlow Stern|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST He does, and suddenly explodes, causing all of the remaining people dining to join in on the regurgitation. Hollywood's 10 Funniest Puking Scenes|Marlow Stern|May 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST The young are fed by regurgitation upon an oily fluid which has a very offensive odor. The Bird Book|Chester A. Reed When the spasm is high up, the regurgitation may follow the act of deglutition almost immediately. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
As a rule we have no regurgitation and no sour babies on the three-hour schedule. The Mother and Her Child|William S. Sadler In some cases there is no regurgitation of food; in others, this is more or less frequent. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various The child has great pain on swallowing, there is regurgitation of food, and the saliva dribbles from the mouth. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
Words related to regurgitationvomiting, rejection, abhorrence, repugnance, loathing, aversion, disgust, qualm, offense, hatred, qualms, queasiness, biliousness, squeamishness, retching Scientific definitions for regurgitation
The return of partially digested food from the stomach to the mouth. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |