refluxed; refluxing; refluxes
: to cause to flow back or return
especially
: to heat such that the vapors formed condense and return to be heated again
: to flow back
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Dwyer Frame, Health, 19 Apr. 2024
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Noun
What Is Silent Reflux? Silent reflux—officially known as laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR)—is a condition where stomach acid flows backward from the stomach and affects the throat.1 LPR presents similarly to GERD, a chronic gastrointestinal (GI) disorder with several causes.
—Dwyer Frame, Health, 19 Apr. 2024
That upgraded GoodRx Gold network option, now accepted at Publix, can save patients more on many common drugs taken for blood pressure, cholesterol, reflux, depression and other health ailments.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
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reflux
1 of 3 noun
re·flux
ˈrē-ˌfləks 
1
a
: a flowing back : regurgitation
reflux of gastric acid
mitral valve reflux
reflux
2 of 3 adjective
: of, relating to, involving, or caused by reflux
reflux esophagitis
reflux
3 of 3 transitive verb
: to cause to flow back or return
especially
: to heat (as under a reflux condenser) so that the vapors formed condense to a liquid that flows back to be heated again
: to flow back
damage to the esophageal mucous membrane when gastric acid refluxed into the esophagus
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