[ri-gur-ji-tey-shuh
n] 
| 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. |
| re·gur·gi·tate (rē-gûr'jĭ-tāt') v. re·gur·gi·tat·ed, re·gur·gi·tat·ing, re·gur·gi·tates v. intr. To rush or surge back. v. tr. To cause to pour back, especially to cast up (partially digested food). [Medieval Latin regurgitāre, regurgitāt-, to overflow : Latin re-, re- + Late Latin gurgitāre, to engulf, flood (from Latin gurges, gurgit-, whirlpool).] re·gur'gi·tant (-tənt) adj., re·gur'gi·ta'tion n., re·gur'gi·ta·tive adj. |