Pyrosis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See heartburn.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A burning sensation in the chest due to reflux of stomach contents in the esophagus.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. See Water brash, under brash.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In pathology, the eructation of watery fluid, usually insipid, but sometimes acrid, attended with more or less burning pain in the epigastrium. It is commonly called water-brash.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. 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 disorder
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    symptom   
    Variant
    brash   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    heartburn