Sign or Symptom
regurgitation
re·gur·gi·ta·tion [ ri-gur-ji-tey-shuhn ]
Definitions related to regurgitation:
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Flow in the opposite direction from normal, as the casting up of undigested food or gas from the stomach, or the backward flowing of blood into the heart, or between the chambers of the heart when a valve is incompetent.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Leakage of blood back into a heart chamber that occurs when a heart valve doesn't close properlyHarvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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