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OESOPHAGITIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oesophagitis mean?
• OESOPHAGITIS (noun)
The noun OESOPHAGITIS has 1 sense:
1. inflammation of the esophagus; often caused by gastroesophageal reflux
Familiarity information: OESOPHAGITIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inflammation of the esophagus; often caused by gastroesophageal reflux
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
esophagitis; oesophagitis
Hypernyms ("oesophagitis" is a kind of...):
inflammation; redness; rubor (a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat)
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