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Record 1 2017-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Digestive Tract
DEF

Combined excessive salivation and acid regurgitation.

OBS

Although some individuals use this term synonymously with heartburn or pyrosis, it actually refers to the filling of the mouth suddenly with a clear, slightly salty fluid which comes in extremely large quantities.

OBS

water brash: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

Key term(s)
  • water-pang

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil digestif
CONT

Les brûlures gastriques reliées au reflux gastro-œsophagien, que les malades qualifient volontiers d'«aigreurs», s'accompagnent souvent de régurgitations acides et constituent alors le pyrosis.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Aparato digestivo
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