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The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of entrance
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- n. The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of entrance
- n. the reversal of the natural direction in which the current or contents flow through a tube or cavity of the body.
- n. The act of swallowing again; reabsorption.
- n. backflow of blood through a defective heart valve
- n. recall after rote memorization
- n. the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- 1. The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of entrance; specifically (Med.), the reversal of the natural direction in which the current or contents flow through a tube or cavity of the body. Quain. 2. The act of swallowing again; reabsorption.
- the reversal of the natural direction in which the current orcontents flow through a tube or cavity of the body. Quain.
- n:100 n. backflow of blood through a defective heart valve n. recall after rote memorization