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pyrosis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /paɪˈɹoʊsɪs/
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  • rhymes with -əʊsɪs

1

noun

Meaning 1

A burning sensation in the chest due to reflux of stomach contents in the esophagus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: heartburn

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: symptom

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: pirosi — burning sensation due to reflux
  • Catalan: coragre — burning sensation due to reflux
  • Chinese Mandarin: 胃灼熱 /胃灼热 (wèizhuórè) — burning sensation due to reflux
  • Czech: pyróza — burning sensation due to reflux
  • Czech: pálení žáhy — burning sensation due to reflux
  • Dutch: pyrosis — burning sensation due to reflux
  • Esperanto: pirozo — burning sensation due to reflux
  • Finnish: närästys — burning sensation due to reflux
  • Finnish: pyroosi — burning sensation due to reflux
  • French: pyrosis — burning sensation due to reflux
  • French: brûlures d'estomac — burning sensation due to reflux
  • German: Sodbrennen — burning sensation due to reflux
  • German: Pyrosis — burning sensation due to reflux
  • Greek: πύρωση (pýrosi) — burning sensation due to reflux
  • Ancient Greek: πύρωσις (púrōsis) — burning sensation due to reflux
  • Hungarian: gyomorégés — burning sensation due to reflux
  • Ido: piroso — burning sensation due to reflux
  • Italian: pirosi — burning sensation due to reflux
  • Japanese: 胸焼け (muneyake) — burning sensation due to reflux
  • Latin: pyrōsis — burning sensation due to reflux
  • Macedonian: жиго́вина (žigóvina) — burning sensation due to reflux
  • Polish: zgaga — burning sensation due to reflux
  • Portuguese: pirose — burning sensation due to reflux
  • Russian: изжо́га (izžóga) — burning sensation due to reflux
  • Serbo-Croatian: гору̀шица — burning sensation due to reflux
  • Serbo-Croatian: жгаравица — burning sensation due to reflux
  • Serbo-Croatian: gorùšica — burning sensation due to reflux
  • Slovene: zgaga — burning sensation due to reflux
  • Spanish: pirosis — burning sensation due to reflux