reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus
state noun (stable states of affairs)
oesophageal refluxes
esophageal reflux [American/Canadian spelling] | gastroesophageal reflux
a chronic symptom of mucosal damage caused by stomach acid coming up from the stomach into the esophagus. GERD is usually caused by changes in the barrier between the stomach and the esophagus, including abnormal relaxation of the lower esophageal ... (40 of 2990 words, 2 images)
backward flow of the contents of the stomach into the esophagus that is due to malfunctioning of a sphincter at the lower end of the esophagus and ... (27 of 45 words)
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Chronic symptoms or mucosal damage produced by the abnormal reflux in the esophagus. (13 of 15 words)
[chemistry] to boil or be boiled in a vessel attached to a condenser, so that the vapour condenses and flows back into the vessel | [chemistry] an act ... (27 of 351 words, 4 definitions, 7 usage examples, pronunciation)
[chemistry] the process of boiling a liquid so that any vapour is liquefied and returned to the stock | [technical] the flowing back of a liquid, ... (25 of 142 words, 4 definitions, 6 usage examples, pronunciation)
A flowing back; ebb. | [chemistry] The process of refluxing. | To boil (a liquid) in a vessel attached to a condenser so that the vapors continuously ... (25 of 70 words, 4 definitions, pronunciation)
a flowing back; ebb; specifically, regurgitation of food from the stomach to the esophagus (14 of 28 words, pronunciation)
a returning flow of something | a backflow of liquid in the opposite direction to its normal movement, e.g. the regurgitation of stomach and peptic ... (24 of 111 words, 4 definitions, pronunciation)
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