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pyrosis

/paɪˈɹoʊsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
py-ro-sis
IPA
/paɪˈɹoʊsɪs/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A burning sensation in the chest due to reflux of stomach contents in the esophagus.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πύρωσις (púrōsis, “burning”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + -σις (-sis, verbal noun suffix).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

pyroses (plural)

Derived Forms

glossopyrosis

Synonyms

cardialgy heartburn

Rhymes With

diagnosis tuberculosis prognosis sclerosis hypnosis psychosis apoptosis osteoporosis thrombosis stenosis osmosis symbiosis

Questions

How do you pronounce pyrosis?
The recorded pronunciation is /paɪˈɹoʊsɪs/.
What does pyrosis mean?
A burning sensation in the chest due to reflux of stomach contents in the esophagus.
Where does pyrosis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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