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View synonyms for regurgitation

regurgitation

[ ri-gur-ji-tey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of regurgitating.
  2. voluntary or involuntary return of partly digested food from the stomach to the mouth.
  3. Pathology. the reflux of blood through defective heart valves.

regurgitation

/ rē-gûr′jĭ-tā′shən /

  1. The return of partially digested food from the stomach to the mouth.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of regurgitation1

First recorded in 1595–1605, regurgitation is from the Medieval Latin word regurgitātiōn- (stem of regurgitātiō ). See regurgitate, -ion

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