Heartburn
['hɑːtbɜːn] or ['hɑrtbɝn]
Definition
(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.
Typist: Silvia--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) An uneasy, burning sensation in the stomach, often attended with an inclination to vomit. It is sometimes idiopathic, but is often a symptom of often complaints.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Cardialgia, cardialgy.
Editor: Tod
Examples
- For all bilious diseases or disorders arising from torpidity of the liver, dyspepsia, bilious headache, costiveness, sour stomach, jaundice, heartburn, nervousness, restlessness, etc. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I wouldn't take a glass for a five-pound note: it kills me with heartburn. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- It gives me heartburn. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Editor: Vanessa