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Moorhen chick being fed regurgitated food by an adult Eastern Bluebird regurgitating food. For birds that transport food to their mates and/or their young over long distances — especially seabirds — it is impractical to carry food in their bills because of the risk that it would be stolen by other birds, such as frigatebirds, skuas and gulls.
[2] [3] The word "ruminant" comes from the Latin ruminare, which means "to chew over again". The roughly 200 species of ruminants include both domestic and wild species. [ 4 ] Ruminating mammals include cattle , all domesticated and wild bovines , goats , sheep , giraffes , deer , gazelles , and antelopes . [ 5 ]
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The term rumination is derived from the Latin word ruminare, which means to chew the cud. [22] First described in ancient times, and mentioned in the writings of Aristotle , rumination syndrome was clinically documented in 1618 by Italian anatomist Fabricus ab Aquapendente , who wrote of the symptoms in a patient of his.
The various types of heart valve regurgitation via insufficiency are as follows: Aortic regurgitation: the backflow of blood from the aorta into the left ventricle, owing to insufficiency of the aortic semilunar valve; it may be chronic or acute.
Heartburn, also known as pyrosis, cardialgia or acid indigestion, [2] is a burning sensation in the central chest or upper central abdomen. [3] [4] [5] Heartburn is usually due to regurgitation of gastric acid (gastric reflux) into the esophagus.
Vomiting (also known as emesis, puking and throwing up) [a] is the involuntary, forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth and sometimes the nose. [1]