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Where does “gastroesophageal reflux” come from?

gastroesophageal reflux (English) comes from English gastroesophageal, from English esophageal, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل.

gastroesophageal reflux (English): The reflux of gastric juices into the esophagus;...

Definitions

  1. The reflux of gastric juices into the esophagus;...

Ancestry of “gastroesophageal reflux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgastroesophagealOf or relating to the stomach and to the...
2EnglishesophagealOf or pertaining to the esophagus
3English-ál—
4EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
5GermanAldehydaldehyde
6Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
7Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
8Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
9Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
10Akkadianguḫlum—
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