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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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| We may actually feel a sense of accomplishment whenever an athlete regurgitates a meal after a strenuous workout. After providing the chewed-up mush, a regular nursemaid takes a break to groom herself, then returns to the larva and regurgitates liquefied food and saliva for it. Horn's letter regurgitates sound bites served up by GOP-aligned pundits and media personalities after Mark Felt was revealed to be "Deep Throat," notably the charge that Felt--by aiding the effort to evict Richard Nixon from the White House--somehow shares moral responsibility for the Communist conquest of South Vietnam. |
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