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UK
/paɪɹˈəʊsɪs/
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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
How To Use pyrosis In A Sentence
- In Concan the sweetened decoction of the plant with a little cumin seed is given for dyspepsia with pyrosis. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines
- OTHER NAMES: Dyspepsia, indigestion, upset stomach; heartburn, pyrosis; gastritis; gastoenteritis; peptic ulcers. THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE
- It is sometimes found, in old cases, that there is no sensible acidity of stomach; but a _pyrosis_ -- a burning sensation in the stomach, or a little above, in what is usually termed "the pit of the stomach. A Newly Discovered System of Electrical Medication
- Recurrent pyrosis and dysphagia are the most common symptoms in these patients.
- Zubair was a wreck, a ball of frayed nerves with a stomach full of bubbling acid that had resulted in a scorching pyrosis. Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2
- He had a long history of pyrosis, regurgitation and occasional dysphagia for solids.
- Moreover, prior studies have demonstrated that esophageal distension may be perceived as pyrosis.
- In view of the significant pyrosis, an endoscopy was performed.
- The burning sensation of pyrosis usually comes from the ejection of gastric juice upward into the esophagus. THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE
- The dinner, from the removal of the _potage_ to the salad, bristled with truffles, and the banker's stomach, aged forty-seven years, experienced the burning and biting of pyrosis. The Lost Child 1894
