heartburn

== English == === Alternative forms === heart-burn === Etymology === From Middle English hertbryne, herte-bren (“lust", also "heartburn”, literally “heart burn”), equivalent to heart +‎ burn. Compare also Middle English herte-brennyng (“anger, bitterness, heartburn”, literally “burning of/in the heart, heart-burning”). Compare also Ancient Greek καρδιαλγία (kardialgía), from καρδία (kardía, “heart”) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”). From being a burning sensation near the location of the heart in the chest. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɑːtˌbɜːn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑɹtˌbɝn/ === Noun === heartburn (countable and uncountable, plural heartburns) (pathology) A burning pain in the chest that is caused by stomach acid entering the gullet. Synonyms: acid reflux, gastric reflux, gastroesophageal reflux, pyrosis, water brash, (archaic) cardialgia, cardialgy Hypernym: indigestion Coordinate term: cardiodynia (figuratively) annoyance, heartache, or similar feelings. ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== heartburn on Wikipedia.Wikipedia