regurgitation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun backflow of blood through a defective heart valve
  2. noun recall after rote memorization
    • he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation
  3. noun the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
    emesis; disgorgement; puking; vomiting; vomit.

WordNet


Re*gur`gi*ta"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. régurgitation.
Definitions
  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.
  2. The act of swallowing again; reabsorption.

Webster 1913