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GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX

Dictionary entry overview: What does gastroesophageal reflux mean?

• GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX (noun)
The noun GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX has 1 sense:

1. reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus

Familiarity information: GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX (noun)

Sense 1

gastroesophageal reflux ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

esophageal reflux; gastroesophageal reflux; oesophageal reflux

Hypernyms ("gastroesophageal reflux" is a kind of...):

reflux (an abnormal backward flow of body fluids)

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