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| Main Entry: | heartburn |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See acid reflux |
| Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.7) Copyright © 2003-2008 Lexico Publishing Group, LLC |
heartburn
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| 1. | an uneasy burning sensation in the stomach, typically extending toward the esophagus, and sometimes associated with the eructation of an acid fluid. |
| 2. | bitter jealousy; envy. |
| Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
| heart·burn
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n. A burning sensation, usually centered in the middle of the chest near the sternum, caused by the reflux of acidic stomach fluids that enter the lower end of the esophagus. Also called acid reflux, cardialgia, pyrosis. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| heartburn | |
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 |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
ˈheartburn noun
a burning feeling in the chest caused by indigestion
Example: She suffers from heartburn after meals.
See also: -hearted, at heart, break someone's heart, by heart, heart-warming, heartache, heartbeat, heartbreak, heartbroken, hearten, heartfelt, heartless, hearty, heart-to-heart, from the bottom of one's heart, have a change of heart, have a heart!, have at heart, heart, heart and soul, heart attack, heart failure, hearts, lose heart, not have the heart to, set one's heart on / have one's heart set on, take heart, take to heart, to one's heart's content, with all one's heart, "heartburn" in any languageExample: She suffers from heartburn after meals.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
| heartburn
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A burning sensation, usually centered in the middle of the chest near the sternum, caused by the reflux of acidic stomach fluids that enter the lower end of the esophagus. Also called acid reflux. |
| The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
heartburn
A burning sensation in the middle of the chest at the junction of the esophagus and stomach, caused by stomach acids that back up and enter the lower end of the esophagus.
[Chapter:] Medicine and Health
| The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
Heartburn
Heart"burn`\, n. (Med.) 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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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