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OESOPHAGEAL REFLUX

Dictionary entry overview: What does oesophageal reflux mean?

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

1. reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus

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

Dictionary entry details

• OESOPHAGEAL REFLUX (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

esophageal reflux; gastroesophageal reflux; oesophageal reflux

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

reflux (an abnormal backward flow of body fluids)

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