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Descriptor English:   Rumination Syndrome 
Descriptor Spanish:   Síndrome de Rumiación 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Síndrome da Ruminação 
Synonyms English:   Merycism
Rumination Disorder
Rumination Disorders
Rumination Syndromes  
Tree Number:   C06.405.609
F03.400.968
Definition English:   A gastrointestinal disorder characterized by repetitive and effortless regurgitation of ingested food from the stomach to the oral cavity in the early POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD. It is associated with functional gastrointestinal pathology (e.g., increased intra-gastric pressure) and psychiatric disorders (e.g., anxiety, depression). It is not limited to infants and distinct from GERD and VOMITING. 
History Note English:   2020(1998) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EM embryology
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
EH ethnology ET etiology
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology MO mortality
NU nursing PS parasitology
PA pathology PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control PX psychology
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   59223 
Unique Identifier:   D000079562 

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