Term: regurgitation: backflow of blood through a defective heart valve
Broader: backflow: a flow that returns toward its source | Unrelated: hindrance: the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
Broader: backflow: a flow that returns toward its source | Unrelated: centaurium: genus of low-growing herbs mostly of northern hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers
Broader: backflow: a flow that returns toward its source | Unrelated: blood pressure: the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health
Broader: backflow: a flow that returns toward its source | Unrelated: vernier scale: a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale
Broader: backflow: a flow that returns toward its source | Unrelated: quotability: the quality of being worthy of being quoted
Broader: backflow: a flow that returns toward its source | Unrelated: day: the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis
Broader: backflow: a flow that returns toward its source | Unrelated: stewardess: a woman steward on an airplane
Broader: backflow: a flow that returns toward its source | Unrelated: desalination: the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
Broader: backflow: a flow that returns toward its source | Unrelated: latency: the state of being not yet evident or active
Broader: backflow: a flow that returns toward its source | Unrelated: bracken: fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions