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Webster 1913 Edition


Cardialgy

{ ‖

Carˊdi-al′gl-a

,

Car′di-alˊgy

, }
Noun.
[NL.
cardialgia
, fr. Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] heart + [GREEK] pain: cf. F.
cardialgie
.]
(Med.)
A burning or gnawing pain, or feeling of distress, referred to the region of the heart, accompanied with cardiac palpitation; heartburn. It is usually a symptom of indigestion.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cardialgy

CARDIALGY

,
Noun.
The heart-burn, a violent sensation of heat and acrimony in the upper or left orifice of the stomach, seemingly at the heart, but rising into the oesophagus. It is called also the cardiac passion.

Definition 2024


cardialgy

cardialgy

English

Noun

cardialgy (countable and uncountable, plural cardialgies)

  1. (medicine) Heartburn.
    • 1825 Connop Thirlwall, The Pictures (translated from Ludwig Tieck's German):
      These oysters, taken in excess, lead to sickness; this Burgundy, after a few stages, to red noses; these truffles, with the appurtenances, to dropsy, cardialgy [Magenkrampf] and similar complaints.

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