gur|gi|ta|tion

gur|gi|ta|tion
gur|gi|ta|tion «GUR juh TAY shuhn», noun.
a surging or whirling up and down; bubbling motion.
[< Medieval Latin gurgitatus gorged, past participle of Late Latin gurgitāre engulf, steep in (< Latin gurges whirlpool) + English -ion]

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  • in|gur´gi|ta´tion — in|gur|gi|tate «ihn GUR juh tayt», verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. –v.t. 1. to swallow greedily or immoderately. 2. Figurative. to engulf: »There is only…a momentary eddy very small, as compared with the apparent magnitude of the ingurgitated object… …   Useful english dictionary

  • re|gur|gi|ta|tion — «ree GUR juh TAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of regurgitating. 2. the flow of blood back into the heart through a defective heart valve …   Useful english dictionary

  • gur — au·gur·er; bul·gur; ca·lon sé·gur; gur·dwa·ra; gur·dy; gur·geons; gur·geon; gur·ges; gur·gi·ta·tion; gur·gling·ly; gur·jun; gur·ma; gur·mu·khi; gur·nard; gur·ney; gur·ney·ite; gur·ry; gur·witsch; ju·gur·thine; lan·gur; re·gur; re·gur·gi·tant;… …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • in|gur|gi|tate — «ihn GUR juh tayt», verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. –v.t. 1. to swallow greedily or immoderately. 2. Figurative. to engulf: »There is only…a momentary eddy very small, as compared with the apparent magnitude of the ingurgitated object (Hawthorne). –v.i …   Useful english dictionary

  • gurgitation — gur·gi·ta·tion …   English syllables

  • Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

  • gi — ae·gi·lops; ae·gi·tha·los; ae·gi·thin·i·dae; ae·ru·gi·nous; ai·gi·a·lo·saur; ai·gi·a·lo·sau·rus; alan·gi·um; al·bu·gi·na·ce·ae; al·bu·gi·na·les; al·gi·cide; al·gi·nate; al·ha·gi; al·ke·ken·gi; alo·gi; alo·gi·an; al·tin·gi·a·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • Regurgitation — A backward flowing. For example, of food. Or the sloshing of blood back into the heart (or between chambers of the heart) when a heart valve is incompetent and does not close effectively. * * * 1. A backward flow, as of blood through an… …   Medical dictionary

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