eructation

eructation /eruc·ta·tion/ (e?ruk-ta´shun) belching; casting up wind from the stomach through the mouth.

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e·ruc·ta·tion (-rk-tshn, rk-)

n.

The act or an instance of belching.

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eructation (i·rk·tāˑ·shn),

n belching; the release of air drawn from the stomach and expelled with a distinctive sound through the mouth.

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eructation

the oral ejection of gas or air from the stomach; belching. A normal activity for ruminants who void gases, principally methane, produced by fermentation in the rumen. Interference with eructation in those species causes ruminal tympany or bloat (1).