heartburn
Senso (Inglese)
- (countable, uncountable) A burning pain in the chest that is caused by stomach acid entering the gullet.
- (countable, figuratively, uncountable) annoyance, heartache, or similar feelings.
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sinonimi
acid indigestion
bruciore retrosternale
heart-burning
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Frequenza
Etimologia (Inglese)
In summary
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.
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