Reflux (redirected from refluxes)

reflux /re·flux/ (re´fluks) a backward or return flow.

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duodenogastric reflux  reflux of the contents of the duodenum into the stomach; it may occur normally, especially during fasting.

gastroesophageal reflux  reflux of the stomach and duodenal contents into the esophagus.

hepatojugular reflux  distention of the jugular vein induced by applying manual pressure over the liver; it suggests insufficiency of the right heart.

intrarenal reflux  reflux of urine into the renal parenchymal tissue.

valvular reflux  backflow of blood past a venous valve in the lower limb due to venous insufficiency.

vesicoureteral reflux , vesicoureteric reflux backward flow of urine from the bladder into a ureter.

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re·flux (rflks)

n.

1. A flowing back.

2. The process of refluxing.

v.

To boil a liquid in a vessel attached to a condenser so that the vapors continuously condense for reboiling.

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Reflux

The backward flow of a fluid in the body. Pyelonephritis is often associated with the reflux of urine from the bladder to the upper urinary tract.

Mentioned in: Achalasia, Indigestion, Pyelonephritis, Vesicoureteral Reflux

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reflux,

n the reverse flow of a liquid.

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reflux

a backward or return flow.

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esophageal reflux

reflux of the stomach contents into the esophagus; likely to occur during anesthesia and may be a cause of esophageal strictures. Called also gastroesophageal reflux. See also peptic esophagitis.

gastroduodenal reflux

reflux of duodenal contents, especially bile salts into the stomach; a cause of injury to the gastric mucosa and a possible factor in the genesis of gastric ulceration.

gastroesophageal reflux

see esophageal reflux (above).

intrarenal urine reflux

reflux of urine into the renal parenchymal tissue.

vesicoureteral reflux, vesicoureteric reflux

backward flow of urine from the bladder into a ureter.

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reflux Medtalk The reversal of the normal flow of a fluid–eg, from the stomach into the esophagus See GERD, Hepatojugular reflux Cf Regurgitation, Vomiting Pediatrics Spit-up, see there.