gastroesophageal

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Etymology

From gastro- +‎ esophageal.

Adjective

gastroesophageal (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the stomach and to the esophagus.
    • 2018 June 4, Perri Klass, M.D., “When New Means No: Picky Eating as a Normal Toddler Phase”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      Other children turn out to have medical problems and may be feeling discomfort when they eat — anything from gastroesophageal reflux to celiac disease to food allergy.

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