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Esophageal reflux

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002979

The backward flow of stomach acid contents into the esophagus (the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach). Also called gastric reflux and gastroesophageal reflux.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002979
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsgastric reflux; gastroesophageal reflux
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002979",
  "term": "Esophageal reflux",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The backward flow of stomach acid contents into the esophagus (the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach). Also called gastric reflux and gastroesophageal reflux.",
  "synonyms": [
    "gastric reflux",
    "gastroesophageal reflux"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/esophageal-reflux/"
}

Record 6,901 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.