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

Don't you know this, that words are doctors to a diseased temperment?
Aeschylus