Definitions for: Eructation

[n] a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth
[n] (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)

Webster (1913) Definition: Er`uc*ta"tion, n. [L. eructatio: cf. F.
['e]ructation.]
1. The act of belching wind from the stomach; a belch.

2. A violent belching out or emitting, as of gaseous or other
matter from the crater of a volcano, geyser, etc.

Synonyms: belch, belching, burp, burping, eruption, extravasation

See Also: action, activeness, activity, ejection, expulsion, forcing out, inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, projection, reflex, unconditioned reflex

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