reflux
noun(re-flux)
a flowing back
reflux
noun(re-flux)
gastroesophageal reflux
reflux
noun(re-flux)
a process of refluxing or condition of being refluxed
reflux
verb(re-flux)
to cause to flow back or return; especially : to heat such that the vapors formed condense and return to be heated again
reflux
verb(re-flux)
to flow back
reflux
noun(re-flux)
backward flow of the contents of the stomach into the esophagus that is due to malfunctioning of a sphincter at the lower end of the esophagus and results especially in heartburn