gastroesophageal reflux

English

Alternative forms

• gastro-esophageal reflux, gastro-œsophageal reflux, gastro-oesophageal reflux, gastrooesophageal reflux, gastroœsophageal reflux
• GER, GOR, GŒR, GOER (initialisms)

Noun

gastroesophageal reflux (uncountable)

1. The reflux of gastric juices into the esophagus.
2. (pathology) Ellipsis of gastroesophageal reflux disease.: chronic symptoms or mucosal damage produced by the abnormal reflux in the esophagus.
3. Synonym of heartburn: pain from influx of gastric juices into the esophagus.

Synonyms

• acid reflux

(chronic medical condition):

• gastroesophageal reflux disease
• gastro-esophageal reflux disease
• gastro-œsophageal reflux disease
• gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
• gastrooesophageal reflux disease
• gastroœsophageal reflux disease
• GERD
• GORD
• GŒRD
• GOERD

(pain):

• heartburn
• cardialgia
• pyrosis

Translations

reflux of gastric juices into the esophagus

Finnish: refluksi (fi)

pathology: chronic medical condition

Chinese: Mandarin: 胃食管反流 (wèishíguǎn fǎnliú) Czech: gastroezofageální reflux m, jícnový reflux m Finnish: refluksitauti (fi) French: reflux (fr) m Icelandic: vélindabakflæði n Spanish: reflujo (es) m, reflujo gastroesofágico m

pain from influx of gastric juices into the esophagus — see heartburn

See also

• Gastroesophageal reflux disease on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Heartburn on Wikipedia.Wikipedia