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heartburn

Burning sensation behind the breastbone (sternum). It results from irritation of the lower oesophagus (gullet) by excessively acid stomach contents, as sometimes happens during pregnancy and in cases of duodenal ulcer or obesity. It is often due to a weak valve at the entrance to the stomach that allows its contents to well up into the oesophagus.
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Heartburn, also known as pyrosis or acid reflux, can happen to anybody While it ranges from the occasional incident to a chronic condition, at least 20 % of Americans suffer from it once a week Heartburn, also known as pyrosis or acid reflux, can happen to anybody.
Getting Rid of Heartburn by Steven A Johnson / Food/cooking/nutrition community
b) Other Uses The gum (Kino) which is obtained from incisions in bark is astringent (a substance that shrinks soft tissues and contracts blood vessels thus checking the flow of blood) and used in leucoderma, diarrhoea, pyrosis (heart burn; gastric hyperacidity) and toothache.
Pterocarpus Marsupium, Roxb by Ricky Hussey / Health, general community
A 46-year-old man presented to the Center for Voice and Swallowing with symptoms of globus, pyrosis, and solid food dysphagia.
Patulous lower esophageal sphincter by Rees, Catherine J.; Belafsky, Peter C. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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