Hypertext Webster Gateway: "regurgitation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Regurgitation \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
regurgitation
n 1: backflow of blood through a defective heart valve
2: the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach
through the mouth [syn: {vomit}, {vomiting}, {emesis}, {disgorgement},
{puking}]
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