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.
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2. The act of swallowing again; reabsorption.
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