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View synonyms for pyrosis

pyrosis

[pahy-roh-sis]

noun

Pathology.
  1. heartburn.



pyrosis

/ paɪˈrəʊsɪs /

noun

  1. pathol a technical name for heartburn

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pyrosis1

1780–90; < New Latin < Greek pȳrōsis; pyr-, -osis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pyrosis1

C18: from New Latin, from Greek: a burning, from puroun to burn, from pur fire

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