reflux
The backwards flow of any fluid.
Other meanings
A technique, using a reflux condenser, allowing one to boil the contents of a vessel over an extended period.
The leaking of stomach acid up into the oesophagus.
Related words
- antireflux
- refluxer
- refluxogenic
- refluxy
- gastroesophageal reflux
- nonreflux
- refluxate
- reflux condenser
- acid reflux
- gastric reflux
- hepatojugular reflux
- yo-yo reflux
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