Regurgitation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

backflow of blood through a defective heart valve

recall after rote memorization

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻɡˌɜːdʒɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪɡˌɜːdʒɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪɡˌɜːdʒɪtˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻɡˌɜːdʒɪtˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

emesis disgorgement vomit vomiting puking

Parts of Speech

noun	backflow of blood through a defective heart valve
noun	recall after rote memorization “he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation”
noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Word Forms

regurgitate	verb	pour or rush back
vomit	verb	eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
disgorge	verb	eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
puke	verb	eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufstoßen

Rückfluss von Blut durch eine defekte Herzklappe

🇫🇷French

régurgitation

reflux de sang à travers une valvule cardiaque défectueuse

🇪🇸Spanish

regurgitación

Reflujo de sangre a través de una válvula cardíaca defectuosa.

🇮🇹Italian

rigurgito

riflusso del sangue attraverso una valvola cardiaca difettosa

🇳🇱Dutch

oprispingen

terugstromen van bloed door een defecte hartklep

🇵🇹Portuguese

regurgitação

refluxo de sangue através de uma válvula cardíaca defeituosa

🇷🇺Russian

срыгивание

обратный ток крови через дефектный сердечный клапан

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऊर्ध्वनिक्षेप

दोषपूर्ण हृदय वाल्व के माध्यम से रक्त का वापस प्रवाह

🇮🇳Tamil

மீளுருவாக்கம்

குறைபாடுள்ள இதய வால்வு வழியாக இரத்தத்தின் பின்னோக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

రెగ్యురిటేషన్

లోపభూయిష్ట గుండె వాల్వ్ ద్వారా రక్తం యొక్క బ్యాక్ ఫ్లో

🇮🇳Gujarati

રિગર્ગિટેશન

ખામીયુક્ત હૃદય વાલ્વ દ્વારા લોહીનો બેકફ્લો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪುನರುಜ್ಜೀವನ

ದೋಷಯುಕ್ತ ಹೃದಯ ಕವಾಟದ ಮೂಲಕ ರಕ್ತದ ಹಿಮ್ಮುಖ ಹರಿವು

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

反流

血液通过有缺陷的心脏瓣膜回流

🇯🇵Japanese

逆流

欠陥のある心臓弁を通した血液の逆流

🇰🇷Korean

역류

결함이 있는 심장 판막을 통한 혈액의 역류

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự trào ngược

máu chảy ngược qua van tim bị lỗi

🇹🇭Thai

สำรอก

เลือดไหลย้อนกลับผ่านลิ้นหัวใจบกพร่อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

regurgitasi

aliran balik darah melalui katup jantung yang rusak

🇲🇾Malay

regurgitasi

aliran balik darah melalui injap jantung yang rosak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قلس

ارتجاع الدم من خلال صمام القلب المعيب

🇮🇷Persian

نارسایی

جریان برگشتی خون از طریق دریچه قلب معیوب

🇹🇷Turkish

kusma

kusurlu bir kalp kapakçığından kanın geri akışı

🇮🇱Hebrew

רגורגיטציה

זרימה לאחור של דם דרך שסתום לב פגום

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