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Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) or
laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPRD) is the
retrograde flow of
gastric contents into the larynx,
oropharynx and/or...
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or gastro-oesophageal
reflux disease (GORD) is a
chronic upper gastrointestinal disease in
which stomach content...
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Reflux is a
technique involving the
condensation of
vapors and the
return of this
condensate to the
system from
which it originated. It is used in industrial...
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Biliary reflux, also
called bile
reflux,
duodenogastroesophageal reflux (DGER) or
duodenogastric reflux, is a
condition that
occurs when bile and/or other...
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Reflux may also
refer to:
Duodenogastric reflux or
biliary reflux Acid indigestion,
cardialgia or pyrosis, all
synonyms for
heartburn Acid
reflux disease...
- A
reflux suppressant is any one of a
number of
drugs used to
combat oesophageal reflux. Commonly,
following ingestion a 'raft' of
alginic acid is created...
- of the chest. This may
result in
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or
laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) with
symptoms such as a
taste of acid in the...
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Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), also
known as
vesicoureteric reflux, is a
condition in
which urine flows retrograde, or backward, from the
bladder into one...
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Reflux nephropathy is
kidney damage (nephropathy) due to
urine flowing backward (
reflux) from the
bladder toward the kidneys; the
latter is
called vesicoureteral...
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Chronic cases may
occur due to smoking, tuberculosis, allergies, acid
reflux,
rheumatoid arthritis, or sarcoidosis. The
underlying mechanism involves...
