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Webster 1913 Edition


Heartburn

Heart′burnˊ

(-bûrnˊ)
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Noun.
(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 other complaints.

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heartburn

heartburn

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heartburn (countable and uncountable, plural heartburns)

  1. (pathology) A burning pain in the chest that is caused by stomach acid entering the gullet.

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