Associations to the word «Heartburn»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

HEARTBURN, 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.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats