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Word: Reflux
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from re- and flux
ˈriːflʌks
the flow of a fluid through a vessel or valve in the body in a direction opposite to normal
Short Definition:flow of body fluid in direction opposite to normal
Examples:- the majority of leg ulcer patients are elderly with simple superficial vein reflux
- the main culprit is bile reflux, a backup of digestive fluid that is supposed to remain in the small intestine.
the process of boiling a liquid so that any vapour is liquefied and returned to the stock
Short Definition:process of boiling liquid so that any vapour is liquefied and returned to stock
Examples:- the mixture was heated at reflux under nitrogen
Word: Reflux
Speech Type: Verb
ˈriːflʌks
(of a fluid) flow backwards through a vessel or valve in the body
Short Definition:flow back
Examples:- acidic secretions of the stomach can reflux back upwards
boil or cause to boil in circumstances such that the vapour returns to the stock of liquid after condensing
Short Definition:boil so that vapour returns to stock of liquid after condensing
Examples:- the liquid is allowed to reflux until the thermometer records the lowest temperature possible
- the solutions were refluxed for 9–12 hours
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