gastroesophageal reflux diseasenoun [ U ]
uk/ɡæs.trəʊ.ɪ.sɒf.əˌdʒi.əl ˈriː.flʌks dɪˌziːz/us/ˈɡæs.troʊ.ɪˌsɑːf.əˈdʒi.əl ˈriː.flʌks dɪˌziːz/specialized US abbreviation GERD, UK abbreviation GORDa chronic disease where stomach acid goes up into the oesophagus (= the tube through which food passes to the stomach) causing inflammation and pain
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Digestive disorders
- achalasia
- acid reflux
- amebic dysentery
- bellyache
- bilious
- bloat
- bowel incontinence
- cholera
- dyspeptic
- furred
- gastritis
- heartburn
- incontinence
- irritable bowel syndrome
- merycism
- mesenteric ischaemia
- mesenteric panniculitis
- occlusion
- oesophagitis
- upset
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