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gastroesophageal reflux

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003430

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

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003430
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsesophageal reflux; gastric reflux
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003430",
  "term": "gastroesophageal 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 esophageal reflux and gastric reflux.",
  "synonyms": [
    "esophageal reflux",
    "gastric reflux"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/gastroesophageal-reflux/"
}

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