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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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| A 59-year-old woman with a known history of mitral valve prolapse with associated valvular regurgitation had onset of progressive malaise, fever, sweats, myalgia, and headache; the symptoms lasted 10 days. An echocardiogram revealed functional tricuspid valvular regurgitation secondary to severe right ventricular dilation and hypokinesis. Left-sided heart failure was thought to be related predominantly to mitral valvular regurgitation in the remaining four (3. |
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