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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. backflow of blood through a defective heart valve;

2. recall after rote memorization;
- Example: "he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation"

3. the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth;
[syn: vomit, vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Regurgitation \Re*gur`gi*ta"tion\ (-t?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F. r['e]gurgitation.] 1. The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of entrance; specifically (Med.), the reversal of the natural direction in which the current or contents flow through a tube or cavity of the body. --Quain. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of swallowing again; reabsorption. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

regurgitation n 1: backflow of blood through a defective heart valve 2: recall after rote memorization; "he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation" 3: the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth [syn: vomit, vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking]