| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. 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.[Websters]. | |
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Date "CARDIALGY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CARDIALGY
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| Noah Webster | [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. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
