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'''Gastroesophageal reflux disease''', abbreviated '''GERD''', is a common pathology of the [[esophagus]].  It is also known as '''reflux esophagitis'''.
'''Gastroesophageal reflux disease''', abbreviated '''GERD''', is a common pathology of the [[esophagus]].  It is occasionally abbreviated  ''GORD'' (gastro-oesophageal reflux disease).


It is occasionally abbreviated  ''GORD'' (gastro-oesophageal reflux disease).
'''Reflux esophagitis''' redirects here. It technically isn't a synonym.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Orbelo | first1 = DM. | last2 = Enders | first2 = FT. | last3 = Romero | first3 = Y. | last4 = Francis | first4 = DL. | last5 = Achem | first5 = SR. | last6 = Dabade | first6 = TS. | last7 = Crowell | first7 = MD. | last8 = Geno | first8 = DM. | last9 = Dejesus | first9 = RS. | title = Once-Daily Omeprazole/Sodium Bicarbonate Heals Severe Refractory Reflux Esophagitis with Morning or Nighttime Dosing. | journal = Dig Dis Sci | volume =  | issue =  | pages =  | month = Jan | year = 2014 | doi = 10.1007/s10620-013-3017-y | PMID = 24448652 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Karbasi | first1 = A. | last2 = Ardestani | first2 = ME. | last3 = Ghanei | first3 = M. | last4 = Harandi | first4 = AA. | title = The association between reflux esophagitis and airway hyper-reactivity in patients with gastro-esophageal reflux. | journal = J Res Med Sci | volume = 18 | issue = 6 | pages = 473-6 | month = Jun | year = 2013 | doi =  | PMID = 24250694 }}</ref>


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