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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (American English and Canadian English) or Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
(British English, Hiberno-English, Australian English, New Zealand English, South African English) and abbreviated
to either GERD or GORD is defined as chronic symptoms or mucosa damage produced by the abnormal reflux in the
oesophagus. This is commonly due to transient or permanent changes in the barrier between the oesophagus and the
stomach (more) ... This can be due to incompetence of the cardia, transient cardia relaxation, impaired expulsion
of gastric reflux from the oesophagus, or a hiatus hernia.... (less)
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