Definition of regurgitation
: an act of regurgitating: such asa : 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
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: an act of regurgitating; especially : the backward flow of blood through a defective heart valve—see aortic regurgitation
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