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      reflux
      noun
      the outward flow of the tide
      an abnormal backward flow of body fluids
      Roots
      rere- · Latin · backfluereflux- · Latin · to flow
      Synonyms for reflux
      regurgitationnrefluencenbackflownebbn
      Words related to reflux
      gastroesophagealadjcardialgiaheartburnnpyrosisngastricadjcardialgyadjdyspepsianesophagealadjcolicnstomachaladjindigestionnoesophagealpepticadjcolickyadjgastritisnhyperaciditynesophagitisnesophagusnduodenaladjcircumfluencenconstipationnstomachicadjpyloricadjeuripushyperacidachalasiastomatogastricadjduodenitiscostivenessngastrointestinaladj

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      Where does reflux come from?

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