'Heartburn' definitions:
Definition of 'heartburn'
(from WordNet)
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 [syn: heartburn, pyrosis]
Definition of 'Heartburn'
From: GCIDE
- Heartburn \Heart"burn`\ (-b[^u]rn`), 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 other complaints. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'heartburn'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ache,
- aching,
- angina,
- backache,
- bellyache,
- cardialgia,
- cephalalgia,
- cholera morbus,
- colic,
- collywobbles,
- constipation,
- costiveness,
- diarrhea,
- dysentery,
- dyspepsia,
- earache,
- envy,
- flux,
- fret,
- gnawing,
- green-eyed jealousy,
- green-eyed monster,
- gripe,
- gripes,
- gut-ache,
- headache,
- heartburning,
- hemicrania,
- horn-madness,
- indigestion,
- irregularity,
- jalousie,
- jaundice,
- jaundiced eye,
- jealousness,
- jealousy,
- lientery,
- megrim,
- migraine,
- obstipation,
- odontalgia,
- otalgia,
- pyrosis,
- sick headache,
- splitting headache,
- stomachache,
- throbbing pain,
- toothache,
- trots