Usually means: Burning sensation in the chest.
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  8. pyrosis: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  1. pyrosis: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. Pyrosis: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
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  7. Pyrosis: Scleroderma
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  9. University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms (No longer online)
  10. Pyrosis: Drug Medical Dictionary

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

Similar:
heartburn, pyloralgia, gastroesophageal reflux, heart-burn, acid reflux, reflux, glossopyrosis, pyrexia, gastric reflux, proctalgia, more...

Opposite:
hypopyrexia, hypothermia, low-grade fever

Adjectives:
severe, alkaline, neutral, paroxysmal, progressive

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Similar:
heartburn, pyloralgia, gastroesophageal reflux, heart-burn, acid reflux, reflux, glossopyrosis, pyrexia, gastric reflux, proctalgia, more...

Opposite:
hypopyrexia, hypothermia, low-grade fever

Adjectives:
severe, alkaline, neutral, paroxysmal, progressive



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