| GER | gastroesophageal reflux; geriatrics; granular endoplasmic reticulum |
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| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| GOR | gastroesophageal reflux; general operating room |
| GRD | gastroesophageal reflux disease; gender role definition |
| IRR | insulin receptor-related receptor; intrarenal reflux |
| reflux nephropathy | <nephrology> A condition where the chronic backup of urine into a kidney results in kidney damage. Urine is forced out of the bladder and back toward kidney. This condition occurs most commonly in children who have congenital abnormalities of the urinary tract. Symptoms include back pain, flank, pain, abdominal pain, urinary frequency or urgency and blood in the urine. Other symptoms include nausea, fever and chills, most often indicating a kidney infection has occurred. Diagnosis is frequently confirmed by voiding cystourethrogram. Surgery is often required to correct the reflux of urine. Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease (27 Sep 1997) |
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| reflux, oesophageal | A condition wherein stomach contents regurgitate or back up (reflux) into the oesophagus (a long cylindrical tube that transports food from the mouth to the stomach). The food in the stomach is partially digested by stomach acid and enzymes. Normally, the partially digested acid content in the stomach is delivered by the stomach muscle into the small intestine for further digestion. In oesophageal reflux, stomach acid content refluxes backwards up into the oesophagus, occasionally reaching the breathing passages, causing inflammation and damage to the oesophagus, as well as to the lung and larynx (the voice box). The overall process is medically termed gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd). 10% of patients with gerd develop a barrett's oesophagus which can increase the risk of cancer of the oesophagus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| reflux oesophagitis | <gastroenterology> A disorder where a backwash of gastric juices (acid) into the oesophagus lead to inflammation and pain. Symptoms include heartburn, indigestion, increased belching and upper abdominal pain. Complications include oesophageal stricture. Treatment includes antacids, H2 antagonists and proton pump inhibitors. (27 Sep 1997) |
| reflux otitis media | Otitis media caused by passage of nasopharyngeal secretions through the eustachian tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatojugular reflux | An elevation of venous pressure visible in the jugular veins and measurable in the veins of the arm, produced in active or impending congestive heart failure by firm pressure with the flat hand over the abdomen. Often called hepatojugular reflex when pressure is exclusively over the liver. Synonym: abdominojugular reflux. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pyelotubular reflux | Urinary reflux from renal pelvis and calices into the collecting ducts. This is seen as a blush of the renal pyramid on voiding cystourethrography. Synonym: pyelotubular reflux. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duodenogastric reflux | Reflux of duodenal contents into the stomach. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intrarenal reflux | Urinary reflux from renal pelvis and calices into the collecting ducts. This is seen as a blush of the renal pyramid on voiding cystourethrography. Synonym: pyelotubular reflux. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oesophageal reflux | A condition wherein stomach contents regurgitate or back up (reflux) into the oesophagus (a long cylindrical tube that transports food from the mouth to the stomach). The food in the stomach is partially digested by stomach acid and enzymes. Normally, the partially digested acid content in the stomach is delivered by the stomach muscle into the small intestine for further digestion. In oesophageal reflux, stomach acid content refluxes backwards up into the oesophagus, occasionally reaching the breathing passages, causing inflammation and damage to the oesophagus, as well as to the lung and larynx (the voice box). The process is medically termed gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). 10% of patients with GERD develop a Barrett's oesophagus which can increase the risk of cancer of the oesophagus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ureterorenal reflux | Backward flow of urine from ureter into renal pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| AH-101 thermostable alkaline protease | <enzyme> Isolated from bacillus sp. No. Ah-101; has sequence similarity to other subtilisin-like enzymes Registry number: EC 3.4.21.- Synonym: ah-101 protease (26 Jun 1999) |
| alkaline | <chemistry> Having the reactions of an alkali. Origin: L. Alkalinus (18 Nov 1997) |
| alkaline-ash diet | A diet consisting mainly of fruits, vegetables, and milk (with minimal amounts of meat, fish, eggs, cheese, and cereals), which, when catabolised, leave an alkaline residue to be excreted in the urine. Synonym: acid-ash diet, basic diet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alkaline D-peptidase | <enzyme> A penicillin-recognizing enzyme from bacillus cereus; has beta-lactamase activity; genbank d86380 Registry number: EC 3.4.99.- Synonym: ADP gene product, alkaline d-stereospecific endopeptidase (26 Jun 1999) |
| alkaline earth | <chemistry> Any of the metallic elements found in the second column of the periodic table, such as calcium and magnesium. (09 Oct 1997) |