| NOUN | event | regurgitation | backflow of blood through a defective heart valve |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | regurgitation | recall after rote memorization | |
| act | regurgitation, vomit, vomiting, emesis, disgorgement, puking | the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth |
| Meaning | backflow of blood through a defective heart valve. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | backflow, backflowing | A flow that returns toward its source |
| Verbs | regurgitate | pour or rush back |
| Meaning | recall after rote memorization. | |
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| Example | "he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation" | |
| Broader | recall, recollection, reminiscence | The process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort) |
| Verbs | regurgitate | repeat after memorization |
| Meaning | The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth. | |
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| Synonyms | vomit, vomiting, emesis, disgorgement, puking | |
| Narrower | hematemesis, haematemesis | vomiting blood |
| hyperemesis | severe and excessive vomiting | |
| rumination | regurgitation of small amounts of food | |
| Broader | expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out | The act of expelling or projecting or ejecting |
| reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction | An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus | |
| Spanish | emesis, regurgitación, vomitera, vómito | |
| Catalan | regurgitació, vòmit | |
| Verbs | regurgitate | eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth |
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