reflux
1. an abnormal backward flow of body fluids • Hypernyms: pathology • Hyponyms: gastroesophageal reflux, esophageal reflux, oesophageal reflux, hepatojugular reflux, ureterorenal reflux, vesicoureteral reflux 2. the outward flow of the tide • Syn: ebb • Derivationally related forms: ebb (for: ebb) • Hypernyms: flow, flowing • Part Holonyms: ebbtide
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