HEARTBURN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does heartburn mean? 

• HEARTBURN (noun)
  The noun HEARTBURN has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: HEARTBURN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEARTBURN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

heartburn; pyrosis

Hypernyms ("heartburn" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

 Context examples 

A question about whether an individual has or had indigestion, heartburn, reflux, or discomfort in the upper abdomen.

(Have Indigestion, Heartburn, Reflux, or Discomfort in Upper Abdomen, NCI Thesaurus)

A question about whether an individual has or had heartburn.

(Have Heartburn, NCI Thesaurus)

You can also have GERD without having heartburn.

(GERD, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Heartburn is a painful burning feeling in your chest or throat.

(Heartburn, NIH)

Other problems include heartburn and cancer.

(Esophagus Disorders, NIH)

Symptoms include heartburn and acid indigestion.

(Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

Patients present with swallowing difficulty and heartburn.

(Eosinophilic Esophagitis, NCI Thesaurus)

A form of the mineral calcium that is used to prevent or treat osteoporosis (a decrease in bone mass and density) and to treat heartburn and upset stomach.

(Calcium carbonate, NCI Dictionary)

A question about whether an individual is or was bothered by reflux or heartburn.

(Bothered By Reflux or Heartburn, NCI Thesaurus)

It may occur with other symptoms, including a runny or stuffy nose, extra mucus in the back of the throat, wheezing, shortness of breath, or heartburn.

(Chronic cough, NCI Dictionary)