gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) any of various conditions resulting from gastroesophageal reflux, ranging in seriousness from mild to life-threatening; principal characteristics are heartburn and regurgitation. When there is damage to the esophageal epithelium, it is known as reflux esophagitis.
Missouri Compromise Map. (Missouri Compromise 1820 Map) An Act to authorize the people of the Missouri territory to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such state into the Union on an equal footing with the original states, and to prohibit slavery in certain territories.
The Missouri Compromise of 1820, traded the admission of Missouri (slave) for Maine (free), it also drew a line extending west from Missori's southern border, which was intended to divide any new territory into slave (south of the line) and free (north of the line).he Missouri Compromise of 1820, traded the admission of Missouri (slave) for Maine (free), it also drew a line extending west from Missori's southern border, which was intended to divide any new territory into slave (south of the line) and free (north of the line).