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n. inflammation of the esophagus; often caused by gastroesophageal reflux
Word Usage
"If you've got reflux oesophagitis, there are 15 procedures, and Joe Schmo does it one way and Will Blow does it another way, and none of them work, and that's the way it is with this word, hope."