heartburn, pyrosis
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pyrosis (usually uncountable, plural pyroses)
(medicine) A burning sensation in the chest due to reflux of stomach contents in the esophagus.
• heartburn
Source: Wiktionary
Py*ro"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr Gr. (Med.)
Definition: See Water brash, under Brash.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 February 2025
(noun) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
