- regurgitation - backflow of blood through a defective heart valve
--1 is a kind of backflow, backflowing
Derived form: verb regurgitate1 - regurgitation - recall after rote memorization; "he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation"
--2 is a kind of recall, recollection, reminiscence
Derived form: verb regurgitate3 - vomit, vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking - the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
--3 is a kind of reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction; expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out
--3 has particulars: rumination; hematemesis, haematemesis; hyperemesisDerived form: verb regurgitate4