Cardialgy

//ˈkɑːɹ.diˌæl.d͡ʒi// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Heartburn. archaic, countable, uncountable

    "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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cardialgiaheartburnpyrosis

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"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."

Etymology

From cardio- + -algy. From Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía, “heart”) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain, suffering”).

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