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heartburn has definitions from the field of medicine
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[ noun ] (medicine) 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

Synonyms

pyrosis

Related terms

symptom

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

HH AA1 R T B ER2 N

Similar Spelling

heartburning heartbroken heritable heartfelt heartbeat heartbreak

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