regurgitation

Re*gur`gi*ta"tion (-t"shn), n. Etym: [Cf. F. régurgitation.] 1. The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of entrance; specifically (Med.), Defn: the reversal of the natural direction in which the current or contents flow through a tube or cavity of the body. Quain. 2. The act of swallowing again; reabsorption.

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