Eructation

  • 11eructation — burping, belching or ructus is the release of gas from the digestive tract. In fishes this may be from the vent, or from the gas bladder connected to the gut via the pneumatic duct, and thence the mouth. Some eructations may be just emptying the… …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 12eructation — n. [L. ex, out of; ructare, to belch] The emitting of contents from the intestine via the mouth …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 13eructation — e·ruc·ta·tion (ĭ rŭk tāʹshən, ē rŭk ) n. The act or an instance of belching.   e·rucʹta·tive (ĭ rŭkʹtə tĭv) adj. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 14eructation — noun a) The act of belching, of expelling gas from the stomach through the mouth. b) An erumpent blast of gas, wind, or other matter ejected from earthy depths …

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  • 15Eructation — Better known as burping or belching. Casting up wind (expelling air) from the stomach through the mouth. * * * The voiding of gas or of a small quantity of acid fluid from the stomach through the mouth. SYN: belching, ructus. [L. eructo, pp. atus …

    Medical dictionary

  • 16eructation — e·ruc·ta·tion || ‚iːrÊŒk teɪʃn n. burping, belching; violent expulsion …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 17eructation — [ˌi:rʌk teɪʃ(ə)n, ɪ , ɛ ] noun formal a belch. Origin ME: from L. eructatio(n ), from eructare, from e (var. of ex ) out + ructare belch …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 18eructation — n. Belching …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 19eructation — n belch, belching, Inf. burp, Inf. burping, bringing up gas, bringing [s.t.] up; emission, ejection, vomiting, disgorgement; expulsion, extrusion, egestion, voidance …

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  • 20eructation — eruc·ta·tion …

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