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ru·mi·na·tion R0344300 (ro͞o′mə-nā′shən)n.1. The act of thinking about something in a sustained fashion.2. The act or process of chewing cud.ruminationthe act of pondering or meditating. — ruminator, n. — ruminative, adj.See also: ThinkingThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  rumination - a calm, lengthy, intent considerationmusing, reflection, thoughtfulness, contemplation, reflexioncogitation, study - attentive consideration and meditation; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer"consideration - the process of giving careful thought to somethingmeditation, speculation - continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature; "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge"meditation - (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination - the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conductretrospect - contemplation of things past; "in retrospect" | | 2. | rumination - (of ruminants) chewing (the cud); "ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination"chewing, mastication, chew, manduction - biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow | | 3. | rumination - regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feedingdisgorgement, emesis, puking, vomiting, regurgitation, vomit - the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth |
ruminationnounThe act or process of thinking:brainwork, cerebration, cogitation, contemplation, deliberation, excogitation, meditation, reflection, speculation, thought.Translationsruminationmeditazioneжвачка
rumination
rumination[‚rü·mə′nā·shən] (medicine) Voluntary regurgitation of food from the stomach, followed by remastication and swallowing in emotionally or mentally disturbed persons. Also known as merycism. (physiology) Regurgitation and remastication of food in preparation for true digestion in ruminants. (psychology) An obsessional preoccupation with a single idea or system of ideas. rumination
rumination [roo″mĭ-na´shun] 1. in ruminants, the casting up of food out of the rumen and chewing of it a second time.2. in humans, the regurgitation of food after almost every meal, part of it being vomited and the rest swallowed; this is sometimes seen in infants (rumination disorder of infancy) and in individuals with mental retardation.3. persistent meditation on a subject, particularly thinking about and reviewing one's past.rumination disorder an eating disorder seen in infants under one year of age; after a period of normal eating habits, the child begins excessive regurgitation and rechewing of food, which is then ejected from the mouth or reswallowed; if untreated, death from malnutrition may occur.ru·mi·na·tion (rū'mi-nā'shŭn), 1. The physiologic process in ruminant animals in which coarse, hastily eaten food is regurgitated from the rumen, thoroughly rechewed, reduced to finer particles, mixed with saliva, and reswallowed. 2. A disorder of infancy characterized by repeated regurgitation of food, with weight loss or failure to thrive, developing after a period of normal functioning. 3. Periodic reconsideration of the same subject. [L. ruminatio, fr. rumino, to chew the cud, think over, fr. rumen, throat] rumination (ro͞o′mə-nā′shən)n.1. The act of thinking about something in a sustained fashion.2. The act or process of chewing cud.ru·mi·na·tion (rū'mi-nā'shŭn) 1. The physiologic process in ruminant animals in which coarse, hastily eaten food is regurgitated from the rumen, thoroughly rechewed, reduced to finer particles, mixed with saliva, and reswallowed. 2. A disorder of infancy characterized by repeated regurgitation of food, with weight loss or failure to thrive, developing after a period of normal functioning. 3. Periodic reconsideration of the same subject. [L. ruminatio, fr. rumino, to chew the cud, think over, fr. rumen, throat]rumination Voluntary regurgitation of food from the stomach which is then again chewed and swallowed. Rumination sometimes occurs in mentally disturbed people.rumination the chewing of partially digested food, retrieved from the RUMEN by reverse PERISTALSIS.rumination
Synonyms for ruminationnoun the act or process of thinkingSynonyms- brainwork
- cerebration
- cogitation
- contemplation
- deliberation
- excogitation
- meditation
- reflection
- speculation
- thought
Synonyms for ruminationnoun a calm, lengthy, intent considerationSynonyms- musing
- reflection
- thoughtfulness
- contemplation
- reflexion
Related Words- cogitation
- study
- consideration
- meditation
- speculation
- introspection
- self-contemplation
- self-examination
- retrospect
noun (of ruminants) chewing (the cud)Related Words- chewing
- mastication
- chew
- manduction
noun regurgitation of small amounts of foodRelated Words- disgorgement
- emesis
- puking
- vomiting
- regurgitation
- vomit
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