disgorgement

Other forms: disgorgements

Definitions of disgorgement

1. noun

   the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
   synonyms: emesis, regurgitation, vomit, vomiting

   types:

   rumination

   regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding

   haematemesis, hematemesis

   vomiting blood

   hyperemesis

   severe and excessive vomiting

   hyperemesis gravidarum

   hyperemesis during pregnancy; if severe it can result in damage to the brain and liver and kidney

   type of:

   ejection, expulsion, forcing out, projection

   the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting

   inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex

   an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus