ESOPHAGITIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does esophagitis mean? 

• ESOPHAGITIS (noun)
  The noun ESOPHAGITIS has 1 sense:

1. inflammation of the esophagus; often caused by gastroesophageal reflux

  Familiarity information: ESOPHAGITIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ESOPHAGITIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inflammation of the esophagus; often caused by gastroesophageal reflux

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

esophagitis; oesophagitis

Hypernyms ("esophagitis" is a kind of...):

inflammation; redness; rubor (a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat)

 Context examples 

Representative examples of non-neoplastic disorders include esophagitis and esophageal ulcer.

(Esophageal Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

The virus may cause retinitis, esophagitis, gastritis, and colitis.

(Cytomegaloviral Infection, NCI Thesaurus)

A classification system for the endoscopic assessment of reflux esophagitis based on the number and extent of mucosal breaks and their relationships to the mucosal folds and esophageal circumference.

(Los Angeles Classification System, NCI Thesaurus)

Generally used to increase smooth muscle tone, Bethanechol is used to treat reflux esophagitis and to initiate urination after surgery, in urinary infections, or for enlarged prostate.

(Bethanechol Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Scientists have discovered that the absence of a specific protein in cells lining the esophagus may cause inflammation and tissue damage in people with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE).

(Eosinophilic esophagitis may be due to missing protein, National Institutes of Health)

Combined with other liquid ingredients (such as lidocaine and diphenhydramine), this antacid provides relief for painful stomatitis, mucositis, and esophagitis associated with both chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

(Maalox, NCI Thesaurus)

Aluminum and magnesium antiacids may be used to treat symptoms of peptic ulcer, gastritis, esophagitis, hiatal hernia and gastric hyperacidity.

(Aluminum Magnesium, NCI Thesaurus)