1 Caffeine's not your friend if you have acid reflux. 2  Caffeine seems to be the main culprit by relaxing the sphincter muscle that normally keeps stomach acid from bubbling up the esophagus. 3  Decaf coffee has significantly less of a reflux effect, studies have found.
meniscus noun [ C ] (BODY PART) âº anatomy a curved piece of cartilage inside a joint (= place where two bones are connected) of the body such as the knee. âº physics on a liquid, a surface that curves either out or in as a result of surface tension.
What does Dosis sola facit venenum mean? The dose alone makes the poison. Attributed to Paracelsus, it means that the amount of a substance that is ingested is what makes it harmful, not the substance itself.