ESOPHAGEAL REFLUX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does esophageal reflux mean? 

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

1. reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ESOPHAGEAL REFLUX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

esophageal reflux; gastroesophageal reflux; oesophageal reflux

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

reflux (an abnormal backward flow of body fluids)

 Context examples 

Also called esophageal reflux and gastric reflux.

(Gastroesophageal reflux, NCI Dictionary)

Also called esophageal reflux and gastroesophageal reflux.

(Gastric reflux, NCI Dictionary)

The symptomatology of Barrett esophagus is that of gastro-esophageal reflux.

(Barrett esophagus, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)