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    PYROSIS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    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 disorderplay

    Synonyms:

    heartburn; pyrosis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("pyrosis" is a kind of...):

    symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

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