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Painful sensation in the chest
Answer for the clue "Painful sensation in the chest ", 9 letters:
heartburn
Alternative clues for the word heartburn
- Possible result of a spicy meal
- Aftermath of overeating
- Jalapeño product, for some?
- A painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus)
- Nicholson/Streep film
- Symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder
Word definitions for heartburn in dictionaries
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Cynics might say it was nothing more than heartburn . ▪ I felt a fearful indignation, like heartburn . ▪ If your heartburn persists, see your doctor. ▪ My husband has suffered from heartburn on and off for years and has recently ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-13c., herte-brine "lust," later "heartburn, indigestion" (mid-15c.); also herte-brenning "anger, bitterness" (c.1400), also "heartburn" (mid-15c.). See heart + burn (n.). Also see cardiac for confusion of "heart" and "stomach."
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Heartburn is a 1986 American comedy-drama film directed and produced by Mike Nichols , and stars Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson . The screenplay by Nora Ephron is based on her semi-autobiographical novel of the same name , which was inspired by her tempestuous ...
Usage examples of heartburn.
The coffee and toast he had had after his meeting with Gibbs were giving him severe heartburn now.
For the wise Luna citizen today, overworked, overstimulated, overstressed, it is spelled C, 0, M, F, I, E, S-that's Comfies, the comfort therapists recommend most for acid stomach, heartburn, gastric ulcers, bowel spasm, and simple tummy ache.
For the wise Luna citizen today, overworked, overstimulated, overstressed, it is spelled C, 0, M, F, I, E, S-that’s Comfies, the comfort therapists recommend most for acid stomach, heartburn, gastric ulcers, bowel spasm, and simple tummy ache.
For the wise Luna citizen today, overworked, over-stimulated, overstressed, it is spelled C, 0, M, F, I, E, S—that's Comfies, the comfort therapists recommend most for acid stomach, heartburn, gastric ulcers, bowel spasm, and simple tummy ache.
But she was dead, unaware that the active ingredient which soothed her heartburn was a chemical derivative of belladonna, known quaintly in some European countries as the hand of glory.
Anything he consumed these days, he complained, tasted sour or flat or insipid and caused heartburn.
But I toppled gratefully on to the lumpy bolster all the same, then into a series of restless and interconnected dreams from which I awoke hours later, heartburned and unrefreshed.
He says all those heartburns I've been getting lately are because of eating too much red meat.
Liz may develop varicose veins, hemorrhoids, boils, hot flashes, heartburn, and high blood pressure during her gestations.
Deadlines produce stress, which increases blood pressure, causes headaches, heartburn, sleep disorders.
But chocolate gave her heartburn, and the sugar cookies looked stale.
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