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English noun: regurgitation | |||
| 1. | regurgitation (event) backflow of blood through a defective heart valve | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | backflow, backflowing | ||
| 2. | regurgitation (cognition) recall after rote memorization | ||
| Samples | He complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | recall, recollection, reminiscence | ||
| 3. | regurgitation (act) the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth | ||
| Synonyms | disgorgement, emesis, puking, vomit, vomiting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ejection, expulsion, forcing out, inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, projection, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | haematemesis, hematemesis, hyperemesis, rumination | ||
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