'Regurgitation' definitions:

Definition of 'regurgitation'

(from WordNet)
noun
Backflow of blood through a defective heart valve
noun
Recall after rote memorization; "he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation"
noun
The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth [syn: vomit, vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking]

Definition of 'Regurgitation'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

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