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Barrett's esophagus noun[ U ] medical USspecializedus/ˌber.əts iˈsɑːf.ə.ɡəs/uk /ˌbær.əts iˈsɒf.ə.ɡəs/(UKBarrett's oesophagus) a condition in which the cells of the esophagus change in a way that is not normal, often as a result of acid reflux (= a condition where stomach acid comes back up into the esophagus) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Cancer acinic cell carcinoma acral lentiginous melanoma adenocarcinoma adenoma aggressive benignancy benignant big C bilateral acoustic neurofibromatosis bilateral acoustic schwannoma carcinogen Hodgkin's lymphoma inoperable lymphoma malignantly meningioma metastasis precancerous Waldenstrom macroglobulinaemia Wilms' tumour |