pyrosis

See also: Pyrosis

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɪˈɹoʊsɪs/
• Hyphenation: py‧ro‧sis
• Rhymes: -əʊsɪs

Noun

pyrosis (usually uncountable, plural pyroses)

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

Synonyms

• cardialgy
• heartburn

Derived terms

• glossopyrosis

Translations

burning sensation due to reflux

Catalan: pirosi f, coragre m Chinese: Mandarin: 胃灼熱 / 胃灼热 (zh) (wèizhuórè) Czech: pyróza f, pálení žáhy n Dutch: pyrosis (nl) f Esperanto: pirozo Finnish: närästys (fi), pyroosi French: pyrosis (fr) m, brûlures d'estomac (fr) f pl German: Sodbrennen (de) n, Pyrosis f Greek: πύρωση (el) f (pýrosi) Ancient Greek: πύρωσις f (púrōsis) Hungarian: gyomorégés (hu) Ido: piroso (io) Italian: pirosi (it) f Japanese: 胸焼け (ja) (むねやけ, muneyake) Latin: pyrōsis f Macedonian: жиго́вина f (žigóvina) Polish: zgaga (pl) f Portuguese: pirose (pt) f Russian: пиро́зис m (pirózis), изжо́га (ru) f (izžóga) Spanish: pirosis f