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eructation

  (ĭ-rŭk-tā'shən, ē'rŭk-) pronunciation
n.

The act or an instance of belching.

eructative e·ruc'ta·tive (ĭ-rŭk'tə-tĭv) adj.
 
 
Food and Nutrition: eructation

The act of bringing up air from the stomach, with a characteristic sound. Also known as belching.

 

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).

 
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an act or instance of belching
 
 

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