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PYROSIS
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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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