Main Entry: re·gur·gi·ta·tion

Pronunciation: \(ˌ)rē-ˌgər-jə-ˈtā-shən\

Function: noun

Date: 1601

: an act of regurgitating: as a : the casting up of incompletely digested food (as by some birds in feeding their young) b : the backward flow of blood through a defective heart valve