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DictionarySeedisorderrumination disorder
rumination disorder[‚rü·mə′nā·shən dis‚ȯrd·ər] (medicine) A childhood eating disorder that involves repeated regurgitation and rechewing of food. This behavior is not the result of a gastrointestinal or medical condition; the partially digested food comes back into the mouth without any observable nausea, disgust, or attempt to vomit. rumination disorder
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 dis·or·der1. a mental disorder occurring in infancy characterized by repeated regurgitation of food, usually accompanied by weight loss or failure to gain weight. 2. a DSM diagnosis that is established when the specified criteria are met. ThesaurusSeerumination |