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Pyrosis

//paɪˈɹoʊsɪs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A burning sensation in the chest due to reflux of stomach contents in the esophagus. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    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 wordnet

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πύρωσις (púrōsis, “burning”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + -σις (-sis, verbal noun suffix).

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