10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MERYCISM»
Discover the use of
merycism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
merycism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Macropod Husbandry, Healthcare and Medicinals--Volumes One ...
Regurgitation is termed as 'Merycism' (Rick Speare 1987). Macropods begin to
rhythmically move their torso, contracting their stomach muscles in and out, which
assists in bringing up a green, foul smelling fibrous mass. Carers who have ...
2
Gastrointestinal Microbiology
(1963) concluded that this process was not really analogous to rumination in
ruminants, and proposed that the term "merycism" be used to describe this
activity. This voluntary or controlled vomition, merycism, may occur in many
animals ...
Roderick Mackie, Bryan White, Richard E. Isaacson, 1997
However, the observation by Dellow (1979) that the frequency of occurrence of
merycism can be increased by the addition of crushed wheat grain to a chopped
lucerne hay diet suggests that merycism may aid digestion in kangaroos and ...
4
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
Fabricius d'Aquapendente personally knew a victim of rumination, or, as it is
generally called, merycism. The dissection by Bartholinus of a merycol showed
nothing extraordinary in the cadaver. Winthier knew a Swede of thirty-five, in
Germany ...
5
Reading French Psychoanalysis
The study of a particularly instructive case has shown us (Fain & Kreisler, 1970)
literally the representation by the opposite that merycism constitutes in relation to
early asthma. This immediately introduces many complications. We have just ...
Dana Birksted-Breen, Sara Flanders, Alain Gibeault, 2014
6
Medicine of Australian Mammals
In a process known as merycism, macropods, particularly the browsers and
grazers, occasionally regurgitate food into their mouths. Merycism involves a
rather violent heaving motion with vigorous movements of the fore limbs and
thorax.
Larry Vogelnest, Rupert Woods, 2008
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Australian Mammals: Biology and Captive Management: Biology ...
Despite the sometimes abrupt nature of these movements, they form a similar
function to ruminating in bovid ungulates, although it is generally referred to as
merycism. During merycism the food is remasticated and reswallowed, it is
different ...
8
Digestive Physiology and Nutrition of Marsupials
However, the observation by Dellow ( 1 979) that the frequency of occurrence of
merycism can be increased by the addition of crushed grain to a chopped
lucerne hay diet suggests that merycism may aid digestion in the macropodines
by ...
9
The Epitome: A Monthly Retrospect of American Practical ...
MERYCISM. Amer. Lancet: — Merycism, an affection in which aliments, after
remaining a certain time in the stomach, return to the mouth, and undergo a
second mastication before being reswallowed, is rarely met with. The Journal de
...
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Australian Journal of Zoology
material, whereby teeth occluding at greater velocity could promote a greater
degree of food reduction. A smaller response in merycism behaviour than
ingestive behaviour may reflect the disproportionate efforts required to further
reduce ...
