In the United States, we call it gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
In the UK, they spell the esophagus as "oesophagus"...
so they call it GORD instead of GERD!
*rolls eyes* GORD just sounds weird.
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Stephanie is a fourth-year medical student at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
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1 comment:
I don't think gUrd sounds any better than gOrd... At least their version is pronounced the same way it's spelled. Stop bashing the British already :)
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