Dyspepsia vs. Pyrosis — What's the Difference?

Indigestion.

Pyrosis is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae. The genus was first described by Oberthür in 1880.

Disturbed digestion; indigestion.

See heartburn.

(pathology) Any mild disorder of digestion, characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn and nausea, often following a meal.

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

A kind of indigestion; a state of the stomach in which its functions are disturbed, without the presence of other diseases, or, if others are present, they are of minor importance. Its symptoms are loss of appetite, nausea, heartburn, acrid or fetid eructations, a sense of weight or fullness in the stomach, etc.

See Water brash, under Brash.

A disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea

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