reflujo — meaning in English

English meaning

• ebb noun The falling back of the tide as it moves away from the shore.
• reflux noun A backward flow, especially of stomach acid up into the throat.

Senses

reflujo is used for these senses in English:

• ebb The receding movement of the tide.
• ebb tide The period between high tide and the next low tide in which the sea is receding.
• gastroesophageal reflux (loosely) Ellipsis of w:gastroesophageal reflux disease (“chronic symptoms or mucosal damage produced by the abnormal reflux in the esophagus”).
• reflux The backwards flow of any fluid.

ebb — full definition

1. noun The falling back of the tide as it moves away from the shore.
2. noun A gradual decline or weakening.
3. verb To flow back or recede, like a tide; to gradually weaken or fade.

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