reflux
IPA: rifɫʌks
noun
- The backwards flow of any fluid.
- (chemistry) A technique, using a reflux condenser, allowing one to boil the contents of a vessel over an extended period.
- (pathology) The leaking of stomach acid up into the oesophagus.
verb
- To flow back or return.
- To boil a liquid in a vessel having a reflux condenser
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Examples of "reflux" in Sentences
- Do I suffer from acid reflux
- The reflux occurs at 6am in the morning.
- I have reflux and want to avoid taking medication.
- Acid reflux happens when stomach acids rise in the esophagus.
- Reflux flows at the middle of the tower are called pumparounds.
- Reflux can also be coincidentally reduced by the and antidopaminergics.
- Sometimes reflux medication is used to reduce the acidity in the stomach.
- For the reflux of bile into the stomach and esophagus, see biliary reflux.
- It is also known as reflux gastritis syndrome and duodenal gastric reflux.
- There is no clear relationship between symptoms and the severity of reflux.
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