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rumination

rumination

9.9
A problem where a baby brings up small amounts of food after feeding
  • noun
  • /ˌruːməˈneɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ruminación

Examples

  • One problem I am constantly facing, my therapist has called "rumination."

    Blog text (25)

  • If one has less brain power to cope with said situation and events leading up to the separation, it would seem normal to me for a large percentage of people to become worse over time, particularly with rumination.

    Blog text (21)

  • Observed data for mean (SEM) Catastrophizing scores (Rumination, Helplessness, Magnification, PCS Total) across dance Skill Level (No-Dance, Low Skill, High Skill).

    Academic text (2005)

  • For both Dance and No-Dance samples, the Rumination, Magnification, and Helplessness subscales of the PCS were significantly correlated (r = .36 to .78).

    Academic text (2005)

  • Some infants experience rumination, where they bring small amounts of food back up after eating.

  • Parents often worry when they notice rumination in their babies during feeding times.

  • Doctors explain that rumination is a normal occurrence in infants and usually resolves with time.

Synonyms

regurgitation
vsrumination
1 8.4

Swallowed food or drink comes back up into the mouth, often without control

is a medical condition causing repeated small returns of food after feeding in infants

Antonyms

ingestion
12 4.1

Taking food or drink into the body through the mouth

Surface Forms

rumination singular
ruminations plural

Morphology

rumination = ruminate (semi-transparent) = ruminate + ion

Formally derived from 'ruminate' + '-ion', but the medical/regurgitation sense is specialized and may not be obvious to learners who only know the figurative 'think' sense.

Etymology

The word rumination comes from the Latin ruminare, 'to chew the cud'. In medicine the name fits because the person brings up small amounts of food again, like an animal that chews its food a second time.