regurgitation

English Thesaurus

1. the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth (noun.act)

hypernym	:	ejection, expulsion, forcing out, projection,
definition	:	the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting (noun.act)

hypernym	:	inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex,
definition	:	an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus (noun.act)

hyponym	:	rumination,
definition	:	regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding (noun.act)

hyponym	:	haematemesis, hematemesis,
definition	:	vomiting blood (noun.act)

hyponym	:	hyperemesis,
definition	:	severe and excessive vomiting (noun.act)

2. recall after rote memorization (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	recall, recollection, reminiscence,
definition	:	the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort) (noun.cognition)

3. backflow of blood through a defective heart valve (noun.event)

hypernym	:	backflow, backflowing,
definition	:	a flow that returns toward its source (noun.event)

4. the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth (noun.act)

derivation	:	barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up,
definition	:	eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth (verb.body)

5. recall after rote memorization (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	regurgitate, reproduce,
definition	:	repeat after memorization (verb.communication)

6. backflow of blood through a defective heart valve (noun.event)

derivation	:	regurgitate,
definition	:	pour or rush back (verb.motion)

7. the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth (noun.act)

derivation	:	barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up,
definition	:	eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth (verb.body)

8. recall after rote memorization (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	regurgitate, reproduce,
definition	:	repeat after memorization (verb.communication)

9. backflow of blood through a defective heart valve (noun.event)

derivation	:	regurgitate,
definition	:	pour or rush back (verb.motion)