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heartburn

heartburn

34 2.5
A burning feeling in the chest after eating
  • noun
  • /ˈhɑrtˌbɜrn/
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  • And just so symptoms this week have included heartburn, which I am taking Gaviscon for.
  • symptoms of heartburn

You've suffered with heartburn, reflux, and GERD for long enough.

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Examples

  • She took an antacid to relieve the painful heartburn she felt after dinner.

  • No, I'm getting bad heartburn already just thinking about it.

  • None of them had had a patient with heartburn on that day, although it's a common complaint.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • I am now 7 weeks pregnant with my third and have never experienced heartburn this severe.

    Blog text (25)
  • Although now it's giving me heartburn because tomatoes cause heartburn or something.

  • These are notorious for causing heartburn symptoms to be worse.

  • Is this cough, heartburn, or is this cough something more serious?

  • Reportedly, 10% of the American population has heartburn on a daily basis, and as many as one-third have it less often.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Avoid eating food, especially spicy food, close to bedtime, as it may cause heartburn.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Heartburn: Eating small regular meals and snacks and avoiding large meals can help with symptoms.

    Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

indigestion
vsheartburn
35 3.4

Stomach pain after eating, often with heartburn or feeling sick

is the narrow symptom of chest burning from acid reaching the esophagus
reflux
vsheartburn
  • Specialized
18 5.9

Stomach acid or food moves back into the throat and chest

is the specific chest burning caused by stomach acid rising into the esophagus
gastroesophageal reflux
vsheartburn
  • Specialized
1 4.5

Stomach contents flow back into the food pipe causing heartburn

is the symptom of chest burning caused by that backward flow
pyrosis
vsheartburn
  • Specialized
1 8.9

A painful burning feeling in the chest when stomach acid moves into the throat

is the common everyday term rather than the medical name
esophageal reflux
vsheartburn
  • Specialized
4.4

Stomach acid moving back into the tube between throat and stomach causing heartburn

is the burning sensation felt when that flow irritates the esophagus

How Painful

esophagitis
  • Specialized
1 8.1
reflux
  • Specialized
18 5.9
heartburn
34 2.5
indigestion
35 3.4

Surface Forms

heartburn singular
heartburns plural

Morphology

heartburn = heart + burn (semi-transparent) = heart + burn

The parts 'heart' + 'burn' transparently indicate a burning sensation associated with the chest area, but 'heart' is figurative (not a literal burn of the heart) so the compound is not fully literal.

Etymology

The word heartburn is simply heart + burn because people described a 'burning' feeling near the 'heart' after eating. So, heartburn now means the painful 'burning' feeling in the chest when stomach acid comes up.