Regurgitation (Noun)
Meaning 1
Backflow of blood through a defective heart valve.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 2
Recall after rote memorization; "he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- After eating the spicy food, he felt a sudden regurgitation that left him gagging over the toilet.
- The patient experienced regurgitation several hours after undergoing the surgical procedure, which raised concerns among the medical staff.
- As a symptom of acid reflux, the elderly woman frequently suffered from regurgitation at night, waking her up in the middle of sleep.
- Regurgitation is a common complication of hiatal hernia, causing food and stomach acid to flow back up into the mouth.
- In the first few months after the gastric bypass surgery, some patients may experience regurgitation, but this side effect typically subsides over time.
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Hypernyms
- Ejection
- Reflex Action
- Physiological Reaction
- Reflex
- Innate Reflex
- Inborn Reflex
- Unconditioned Reflex
- Expulsion
- Reflex Response
- Projection