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regurgitation

In medicine, the return of food that has already been swallowed from the oesophagus or the stomach to the mouth.

Regurgitation of blood in the heart results from defective heart valves. These inhibit the passage of blood from the atria to the ventricles or from the ventricles to the arteries.



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