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gastroesophageal reflux disease
noun[ U ]
medical USspecialized(UKgastro-oesophageal reflux disease , abbreviationGORD)us/ˌɡæs.troʊ.ɪˌsɑː.fəˌdʒi.əl ˈriː.flʌks dɪˌziːz/uk /ˌɡæs.trəʊ.ɪˌsɒf.əˌdʒi.əl ˈriː.flʌks dɪˌziːz/(abbreviationGERD)
a medical condition in which acid from the stomach frequently goes back up into the esophagus (= the tube through which food passes to the stomach) causing pain and damage to the digestive system:
If you experience frequent heartburn, you could have a disease called gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD.
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Some of her patients suffer gastroesophageal reflux disease, which causes stomach acid to flow up into the esophagus.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD runs in their family.
His doctors had diagnosed a severe case of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
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