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re·flux
(rē′flŭks′)n.
1. A flowing back; ebb.
2. Medicine Backflow, as of gastric acid into the esophagus.
3. Chemistry The process of refluxing.
v. re·fluxed, re·flux·ing, re·flux·es Chemistry
v.tr.
To boil (a liquid) in a vessel attached to a condenser so that the vapors continuously condense for reboiling.
v.intr.
To be boiled in such a way.
[Medieval Latin reflūxus : Latin re-, re- + Latin flūxus, flow, from past participle of fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.]
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reflux
(ˈriːflʌks)vb
(Chemistry) chem to boil or be boiled in a vessel attached to a condenser, so that the vapour condenses and flows back into the vessel
n
1. (Chemistry) chem
a. an act of refluxing
b. (as modifier): a reflux condenser.
2. the act or an instance of flowing back; ebb
[C15: from Medieval Latin refluxus, from Latin refluere to flow back]
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re•flux
(ˈriˌflʌks)n.
a flowing back; ebb.
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reflux
Past participle: refluxed
Gerund: refluxing
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| Noun | 1. | reflux - an abnormal backward flow of body fluids pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition esophageal reflux, gastroesophageal reflux, oesophageal reflux - reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus hepatojugular reflux - a venous reflux occurring in congestive heart failure ureterorenal reflux - a backflow of urine from the ureter into the renal pelvis vesicoureteral reflux - a backflow of urine from the bladder into the ureter |
| 2. | reflux - the outward flow of the tide ebbtide - the tide while water is flowing out |
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Translations
takaisinvirtaus
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
reflux
n → Rückfluss m
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re·flux
n. reflujo, flujo retrógrado;
abdominojugular ___ → ___ abdominoyugular;
esophageal ___ → ___ esofágico;
hepatojugular ___ → ___ hepatoyugular;
intrarenal ___ → ___ intrarenal;
ureterorenal ___ → ___ ureterorenal.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
reflux
n reflujo; acid — reflujo ácido; gastroesophageal — reflujo gastroesofágicoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.