pirosis

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πύρωσις (púrōsis, “burning”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈɾosis/ [piˈɾo.sis]
• Rhymes: -osis
• Syllabification: pi‧ro‧sis

Noun

pirosis f (plural pirosis)

1. pyrosis, heartburn

Further reading

• “pirosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025