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- Ancient Greek · derived fromπύρωσις“burning”
- English todaypyrosis
From Ancient Greek πύρωσις (púrōsis, “burning”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + -σις (-sis, verbal noun suffix).
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pyrosis
py·ro·sisToday it means: A burning sensation in the chest due to reflux of stomach contents in the esophagus. Full definition →
Ancient Greek πύρωσις