regurgitation
Noun
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Backflow of blood through a defective heart valve (synset 107421074)
is a type of: backflow, backflowing - a flow that returns toward its source
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Recall after rote memorization (synset 105770668)
"he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation"is a type of: recall, recollection, reminiscence - the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
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The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth (synset 100119553)
is a type of:
- ejection, expulsion, forcing out, projection - the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
- inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
subtypes:- rumination - regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding
- haematemesis, hematemesis - vomiting blood
- hyperemesis - severe and excessive vomiting
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