gastroesophageal reflux disease
MONDO:0007186Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names gastroesophageal reflux disease yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A chronic disorder characterized by reflux of the gastric and/or duodenal contents into the distal esophagus. It is usually caused by incompetence of the lower esophageal sphincter. Symptoms include heartburn and acid indigestion. It may cause injury to the esophageal mucosa.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0007186), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
1 feature
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, hp/releases/2026-09-01.
- CoughMondoHP:0012735
Where it sits
- Narrower terms (1)
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Also called
- acid refluxgastroesophageal refluxGERD