PYROSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pyrosis mean? 

• PYROSIS (noun)
  The noun PYROSIS has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: PYROSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PYROSIS (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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

heartburn; pyrosis

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)