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menthol (iou) and alkaline reflux gastritis (medicine)


menthol (iou)



menthol noun. L19.
[from Latin mentha mint + -OL.]
Chemistry. An optically active crystalline terpenoid alcohol with a characteristic cooling odour and taste, obtainable from peppermint and Other oils, or by hydrogenation of thymol, and used in medicines (esp. decongestants), perfumes, cigarettes, etc.; 2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexanol, C10H19OH.
mentholated adjective treated or impregnated with menthol; containing menthol: M20.

alkaline reflux gastritis (medicine)


alkaline reflux gastritis -->
bile gastritis


An inflammation of the gastric mucosa believed to be caused by irritating factors in bile.

Synonym: alkaline reflux gastritis.