Associations to the word «Pyrosis»

Noun

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Wiktionary

PYROSIS, noun. (medicine) A burning sensation in the chest due to reflux of stomach contents in the esophagus.

Dictionary definition

PYROSIS, noun. 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.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats