PYROSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder

Synonyms:

heartburn; pyrosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("pyrosis" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

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