REGURGITATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does regurgitation mean? 

• REGURGITATION (noun)
  The noun REGURGITATION has 3 senses:

1. backflow of blood through a defective heart valve

2. recall after rote memorization

3. the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

  Familiarity information: REGURGITATION used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REGURGITATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Backflow of blood through a defective heart valve

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("regurgitation" is a kind of...):

backflow; backflowing (a flow that returns toward its source)

Derivation:

regurgitate (pour or rush back)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Recall after rote memorization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Context example:

he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation

Hypernyms ("regurgitation" is a kind of...):

recall; recollection; reminiscence (the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort))

Derivation:

regurgitate (repeat after memorization)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

disgorgement; emesis; puking; regurgitation; vomit; vomiting

Hypernyms ("regurgitation" is a kind 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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "regurgitation"):

rumination (regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding)

haematemesis; hematemesis (vomiting blood)

hyperemesis (severe and excessive vomiting)

Derivation:

regurgitate (eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth)

 Context examples 

A terminology codelist to describe the severity of cardiac valvular regurgitation.

(CDISC SDTM Cardiac Valvular Regurgitation Severity Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Terminology associated with the cardiac valvular regurgitation severity codelist of the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).

(CDISC SDTM Cardiac Valvular Regurgitation Severity Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

The two folds aid in breathing and preventing regurgitation to a greater extent than producing sounds.

(False Vocal Cord, NCI Thesaurus)

The qualitative measurement of the severity of cardiac valvular regurgitation.

(Cardiac Valvular Regurgitation Severity, NCI Thesaurus)

Clinical presentation includes obstruction, dysphagia, regurgitation, vomiting and reflux.

(Esophageal Lipoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Substernal pain or burning sensation, usually associated with regurgitation of gastric juice into the esophagus.

(Heartburn, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Surgery performed for the purpose of reducing regurgitation of the cardiac valve between the right atrium and right ventricle.

(Cardiac Tricuspid Valve Repair, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)

Flaps of tissue that prevent regurgitation of blood from the ventricles to the atria or from the pulmonary arteries or aorta to the ventricles.

(Cardiac Valve, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Surgery performed for the purpose of repairing stenosis or regurgitation of the mitral valve.

(Mitral Valve Repair, NCI Thesaurus)

Invasive procedure through a puncture in the skin, performed for the purpose of reducing regurgitation of the mitral valve.

(Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)