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any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud; "ruminant mammals"
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| rumination |
contemplation: a calm lengthy intent consideration (of ruminants) chewing (the cud); "ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination" regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding
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| rump |
hindquarters: the part of a quadruped that corresponds to the human buttocks fleshy hindquarters; behind the loin and above the round buttocks: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
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| rumination disorder |
[DSM-IV] 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.
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| rumination |
Rumination is an eating disorder characterized by repetitive regurgitation of small amounts of food from the stomach. The food is then partially or completely rechewed, reswallowed, or expelled. This syndrome is relatively common in infants and mentally challenged persons, but it also occurs in adults with normal intelligence. The rumination syndrome is an underappreciated condition in adults who frequently receive a misdiagnosis of vomiting due to gastroparesis or gastroesophageal reflux. ...
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