pyrosis

pyrosis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πύρωσις (púrōsis, “burning”).

Noun

pyrosis (usually uncountable, plural pyroses)

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

Synonyms

• heartburn

Translations

burning sensation due to reflux

Catalan: pirosi f Chinese: Mandarin: 胃灼熱 (zh), 胃灼热 (zh) (wèizhuórè) Czech: pyróza f, pálení žáhy n Finnish: närästys (fi), pyroosi French: pyrosis (fr) m, brûlures d'estomac (fr) f pl

German: Sodbrennen (de) n Hungarian: gyomorégés (hu) Japanese: 胸焼け (むねやけ, muneyake) Polish: zgaga (pl) f Russian: пиро́зис m (pirózis), изжо́га (ru) f (izžóga) Spanish: pirosis f