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OESOPHAGEAL REFLUX
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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
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 ("oesophageal reflux" is a kind of...):
reflux (an abnormal backward flow of body fluids)
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