Reflux definition

rēflŭks
refluxes
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(medicine) Backflow, as of gastric acid into the esophagus.
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A flowing back; ebb.
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(chemistry) The process of refluxing.
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To boil (a liquid) in a vessel attached to a condenser so that the vapors continuously condense for reboiling.
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A flowing back; ebb; specif., regurgitation of food or gastric acid from the stomach to the esophagus.
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A flowing back; ebb.
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(medicine) Backflow, as of gastric acid into the esophagus.
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(chemistry) The process of refluxing.
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(medicine) To flow back; undergo backflow.
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To boil a liquid in a vessel attached to a condenser so that the vapors continuously condense for reboiling.
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To be boiled in such a way.
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The backwards flow of any fluid.
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(chemistry) A technique, using a reflux condenser, allowing one to boil the contents of a vessel over an extended period.
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(pathology) The leaking of stomach acid up into the oesophagus.
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To boil a liquid in a vessel having a reflux condenser.
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To be boiled in such a way.
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Noun

Singular:
reflux
Plural:
refluxes

Origin of reflux

  • Medieval Latin reflūxus Latin re- re- Latin flūxus flow from past participle of fluere to flow bhleu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Reflux Sentence Examples

  • The ester is heated under reflux with a dilute alkali like sodium hydroxide solution.

  • This is significant to GERD sufferers because foods that take longer to digest are usually more likely to trigger acid reflux attacks.Simple sugars and table salt both tend to increase the osmolarity of stomach contents.

  • The inflow to the deep basins is intermittent, probably with a long period of flux and reflux.

  • This reflux of air could contain contaminated droplets of sewage present in the soil stack.

  • Those who take different kinds of medication, notably proton pump inhibitors (like the common over-the-counter acid reflux drug Prilosec) have lower amounts of the stomach acid needed for proper B12 absorption from food.

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