Found 2 items, similar to Regurgitation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: regurgitation regurgitation n 1: backflow of blood through a defective heart valve 2: recall after rote memorization; “he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation” 3: the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth [syn: vomit, vomiting, emesis, disgorgement, puking]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Regurgitation 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. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of swallowing again; reabsorption. [1913 Webster]