Sentence examples for reflux from inspiring English sources

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reflux

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The backwards flow of any fluid

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Bennett gave a slightly acid smile – either flashback or reflux – before reconnecting with her inner zen.

This reflux is a worry for security services in France (home of the European Union's largest Muslim population) and across the continent, precisely because, newly expert and inflamed, the returnees can perpetrate commando-style attacks like that on Charlie Hebdo.

European banks in particular were in the vanguard of globalisation before the crisis; they now lead an industry-wide retreat back to home markets.Preliminary figures from the Bank for International Settlements BISS) underline how pervasive the reflux was during the fourth quarter of last year.

Their ailments include respiratory disease, pulmonary illnesses and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.In the days after the attacks, Congress created a compensation fund for the families of those lost and for the injured.

In fact the recent drop in H. pylori infections has almost exactly matched the rise in gastroesophageal reflux disease (which feels like bad heartburn).

Chicago, Tokyo, Basildon Generation Xhausted ReprintsThat reflux can be awkward for 50-something parents, too, many of whom find themselves caring for elderly relatives as well as struggling offspring.

It may show the reflux of urine from the bladder upward into the ureters or kidneys on micturition.

The TiCl4 is then redistilled to remove other impurities in a reflux distillation column.

Chronic backflow of pepsin, acid, and other substances from the stomach into the esophagus forms the basis for reflux conditions, particularly gastroesophageal reflux disease and laryngopharyngeal reflux (or extraesophageal reflux).

At the lower end of the esophagus, the lower esophageal sphincter relaxes and food enters the stomach; the sphincter then closes again to prevent reflux of gastric juices and food materials.

However, some people experience heartburn regularly, a condition known as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

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