refluxo

Latin

Noun

reflūxō

  1. dative/ablative singular of reflūxus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈfluk.su/ [heˈfluk.su]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeˈfluk.su/ [χeˈfluk.su]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈfluk.so/ [heˈfluk.so]

  • Hyphenation: re‧flu‧xo

Noun

refluxo m (plural refluxos)

  1. reflux (backwards flow of any fluid)
  2. ebb (receding movement of the tide)
    Synonym: vazante
  3. (medicine) reflux (leaking of stomach acid up into the oesophagus)
  4. (distilling) reflux (liquid that returns to the fractionating column)