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regurgitation [ri‚gər·jə′tā·shən] (medicine) Reverse circulation of blood in the heart due to defective functioning of the valves. (physiology) Bringing back into the mouth undigested food from the stomach. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Four controls had ECGs, results for 2 were normal; 1 had mild mitral regurgitation, and 1 had mild tricuspid regurgitation. The murmur of pulmonic regurgitation and tricuspid regurgitation may be heard, and a right ventricle heave may be appreciated. 6,7) This may be due to right atrial distention caused by tricuspid regurgitation, which prevents complete closure of the valve of foramen ovale. |
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