acid reflux vs reflux

acid reflux

• Reflux of stomach acid into the esophagus. 

• Heartburn, especially recurring or chronic heartburn. 

reflux

• The leaking of stomach acid up into the oesophagus. 

• A technique, using a reflux condenser, allowing one to boil the contents of a vessel over an extended period. 

• The backwards flow of any fluid. 

• To boil a liquid in a vessel having a reflux condenser 

• To flow back or return.