reflux
Acid coming up
Reflux is backward flow, especially of bodily fluids.
In medicine, acid reflux occurs when stomach acid flows back into the esophagus, causing heartburn: I've been taking medication for reflux.
In chemistry, reflux is a technique where liquid is boiled and condensed back into the same vessel, allowing prolonged heating without loss of solvent.
Chronic digestive disorder
- heartburnGastric acid irritation
- acidLow-pH chemical compound
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
- esophagusFood tube to stomach
esophagitis · hiatal · hernia · dysphagia · antacids · H2 blockers · endoscopy · pyrosis
Digestive organ below chest
- gastricOf the stomach
- acidLow-pH chemical compound
- pepsinGastric protein-cleaving enzyme
- chymePartially digested stomach contents
bile · enzymes · hydrochloric · duodenum · peristalsis · sphincter · motility · pH
Device that liquefies gases
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
- flaskPortable liquid container
- columnVertical structural element
vapor · coolant · laboratory · apparatus · fractional · extraction · purification · heating
Liquid reversing course
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
- returnGo back again
- reversalComplete change of direction
- upstreamToward a river's origin
backwash · retrograde · recoil · counterflow · valve · prevention · plumbing · sewage
GERD
Chronic digestive disorder
- heartburnGastric acid irritation
- acidLow-pH chemical compound
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
esophagus · esophagitis · hiatal · hernia · dysphagia · antacids · H2 blockers · endoscopy · pyrosis · stricture
stomach
Digestive organ below chest
chyme · bile · enzymes · hydrochloric · duodenum · peristalsis · sphincter · motility · pH · alkaline
condenser
Device that liquefies gases
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
- flaskPortable liquid container
column · vapor · coolant · laboratory · apparatus · fractional · extraction · purification · heating · glassware
backflow
Liquid reversing course
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
- returnGo back again
- reversalComplete change of direction
upstream · backwash · retrograde · recoil · counterflow · valve · prevention · plumbing · sewage · contamination
- GI disordersCrohn's disease, gastroenteritis, IBS, GERD, ulcerative colitis
- infant ailmentsjaundice, respiratory distress, prematurity, low birth weight, apnea
- Child Healthcheckups, immunizations, vaccinations, well-child visits, growth charts
- infant carepediatrician, checkups, immunizations, vaccinations, breastfeeding
- digestive issuesindigestion, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, gas
- extractionmining, excavation, distillation, filtration, extraction
refluxprogress
Movement toward improvement
advance · advancement · march · progression · forward motion
- acid refluxStomach contents reversing course
- acid reflux disease
- gastric refluxStomach acid entering esophagus