noun
laryngopharyngeal reflux; LPR
Medical term for the backflow of stomach acid into the throat and larynx. Often abbreviated as LPR.
咽喉頭酸逆流は、胃酸がのどまで上がってくる病気です。
Laryngopharyngeal reflux is a condition in which stomach acid comes up into the throat.
慢性的な咳の原因として咽喉頭酸逆流が疑われた。
Laryngopharyngeal reflux was suspected as the cause of the chronic cough.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); affects the esophagus, while 咽喉頭酸逆流 affects the throat and larynx.
Compound of 咽喉頭 (laryngopharynx) + 酸 (acid) + 逆流 (reflux). A modern medical term.