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The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of entrance

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  1. n. The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of entrance
  2. n. the reversal of the natural direction in which the current or contents flow through a tube or cavity of the body.
  3. n. The act of swallowing again; reabsorption.
  4. n. backflow of blood through a defective heart valve
  5. n. recall after rote memorization
  6. n. the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
  7. 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.
  8. the reversal of the natural direction in which the current orcontents flow through a tube or cavity of the body. Quain.
  9. n:100 n. backflow of blood through a defective heart valve n. recall after rote memorization