eructation
pronunciation
How to pronounce eructation in British English:
UK [ˌi:rʌk'teɪʃən]
How to pronounce eructation in American English:
US [ˌirʌk'teɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
- a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth
Word Origin
- eructation (n.)
- "belching," 1530s, from Latin eructationem (nominative eructatio) "a belching forth," noun of action from past participle stem of eructare "to belch forth, vomit," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex-) + ructare "to belch," from PIE *reug- "to belch" (cognates: Lithuanian rugiu "to belch," Greek eryge, Armenian orcam), which is probably imitative. Related: Eruct.
Example
- 1. Abdominal distention and pain , vomiting and nausea , belching and eructation .
- 2. The chronic gastritis , the stomach distend , the eructation is more .
- 3. The stomach swells , the eructation brings food along out frequently at present because of the eructation sometimes .
- 4. The throat has the stifled feeling , eructation downward after drinking water or eating , lies down having a rest not having this symptom right away .