Reflux — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an abnormal backward flow of body fluids

the outward flow of the tide

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈiːflʌks/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈiːflʌks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈiːflʌks/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈiːflʌks/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ebb

Word Forms

ebb

verb

flow back or recede

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rückfluss

ein abnormaler Rückfluss von Körperflüssigkeiten

🇪🇸Spanish

reflujo

un flujo anormal hacia atrás de fluidos corporales

🇮🇹Italian

riflusso

un flusso anormale all'indietro dei fluidi corporei

🇵🇹Portuguese

refluxo

um fluxo reverso anormal de fluidos corporais

🇷🇺Russian

рефлюкс

аномальный обратный ток жидкостей организма

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भाटा

शरीर के तरल पदार्थों का असामान्य उल्टा प्रवाह

🇧🇩Bengali

রিফ্লাক্স

শরীরের তরল একটি অস্বাভাবিক পশ্চাদমুখী প্রবাহ

🇮🇳Tamil

ரிஃப்ளக்ஸ்

உடல் திரவங்களின் அசாதாரண பின்தங்கிய ஓட்டம்

🇮🇳Telugu

రిఫ్లక్స్

శరీర ద్రవాల యొక్క అసాధారణ వెనుకకు ప్రవాహం

🇮🇳Marathi

ओहोटी

शरीरातील द्रवपदार्थांचा असामान्य मागास प्रवाह

🇮🇳Gujarati

રિફ્લક્સ

શરીરના પ્રવાહીનો અસામાન્ય પછાત પ્રવાહ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಮ್ಮುಖ ಹರಿವು

ದೇಹದ ದ್ರವಗಳ ಅಸಹಜ ಹಿಮ್ಮುಖ ಹರಿವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

റിഫ്ലക്സ്

ശരീരദ്രവങ്ങളുടെ അസാധാരണമായ പിന്നോട്ടുള്ള ഒഴുക്ക്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਿਫਲਕਸ

ਸਰੀਰ ਦੇ ਤਰਲਾਂ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਅਸਧਾਰਨ ਪਿਛਲਾ ਵਹਾਅ

🇵🇰Urdu

ریفلکس

جسمانی رطوبتوں کا غیر معمولی پسماندہ بہاؤ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

反流

体液异常倒流

🇯🇵Japanese

還流

体液の異常な逆流

🇰🇷Korean

환류

체액의 비정상적인 역류

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trào ngược

một dòng chảy ngược bất thường của chất lỏng cơ thể

🇹🇭Thai

กรดไหลย้อน

ของเหลวในร่างกายไหลย้อนกลับอย่างผิดปกติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

surutnya

aliran balik cairan tubuh yang tidak normal

🇵🇭Filipino

kati

isang abnormal na pabalik na daloy ng mga likido sa katawan

🇲🇾Malay

refluks

pengaliran cecair badan ke belakang yang tidak normal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الجزر

تدفق عكسي غير طبيعي لسوائل الجسم

🇮🇷Persian

رفلاکس

جریان برگشت غیر طبیعی مایعات بدن

🇹🇷Turkish

cezir

vücut sıvılarının anormal bir şekilde geriye doğru akışı

🇮🇱Hebrew

ריפלוקס

זרימה לא תקינה לאחור של נוזלי גוף

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