Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA burning sensation in the chest due to reflux of stomach contents in the esophagus.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπύρωσις“burning”
- Englishpyrosis
From Ancient Greek πύρωσις (púrōsis, “burning”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + -σις (-sis, verbal noun suffix).
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Ancient Greek πύρωσις
- πύρωσις (púrōsis)burning sensation due to reflux
Catalan pirosi, coragre
- pirosiburning sensation due to reflux
- coragreburning sensation due to reflux
Chinese Mandarin 胃灼熱 /胃灼热
- 胃灼熱 /胃灼热 (wèizhuórè)burning sensation due to reflux
Czech pyróza, pálení žáhy
- pyrózaburning sensation due to reflux
- pálení žáhyburning sensation due to reflux
Dutch pyrosis
- pyrosisburning sensation due to reflux
Esperanto pirozo
- pirozoburning sensation due to reflux
Finnish närästys, pyroosi
- närästysburning sensation due to reflux
- pyroosiburning sensation due to reflux
French pyrosis, brûlures d'estomac
- pyrosisburning sensation due to reflux
- brûlures d'estomacburning sensation due to reflux
German Sodbrennen, Pyrosis
- Sodbrennenburning sensation due to reflux
- Pyrosisburning sensation due to reflux
Greek πύρωση
- πύρωση (pýrosi)burning sensation due to reflux
Hungarian gyomorégés
- gyomorégésburning sensation due to reflux
Italian pirosi
- pirosiburning sensation due to reflux
Japanese 胸焼け
- 胸焼け (muneyake)burning sensation due to reflux
Latin pyrōsis
- pyrōsisburning sensation due to reflux
Polish zgaga
- zgagaburning sensation due to reflux
Portuguese pirose
- piroseburning sensation due to reflux
Russian изжо́га
- изжо́га (izžóga)burning sensation due to reflux
Spanish pirosis
- pirosisburning sensation due to reflux
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with pyrosis
Cite this entry
pyrosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrosis
“pyrosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyrosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrosis.
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