Lexic.us

Definition of Regurgitation

1. Noun. Backflow of blood through a defective heart valve.

2. Noun. Recall after rote memorization. "He complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation"

3. Noun. The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

Definition of Regurgitation

1. n. The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of entrance

Definition of Regurgitation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Regurgitation

1. A backward flowing, as the casting up of undigested food or the backward flowing of blood into the heart or between the chambers of the heart when a valve is incompetent. Origin: L. Gurgitare = to flood This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Regurgitation

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