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HEARTBURN
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I. (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
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
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 drug usually used to treat stomach ulcers and heartburn.
(Cimetidine, NCI Dictionary)
A salt or hydroxide mixture of aluminum and magnesium metals used as an antacid, aluminum magnesium absorbs and neutralizes stomach acid, helping to relieve intermittent, infrequent heartburn and indigestion.
(Aluminum Magnesium, NCI Thesaurus)
Symptoms include burning stomach, bloating, heartburn, nausea and vomiting.
(Dyspepsia, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
You may have heartburn or belch and feel bloated.
(Indigestion, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Certain forms of bismuth are used to treat diarrhea, heartburn, and upset stomach.
(Bismuth, NCI Dictionary)
Symptoms include burning stomach pain, bloating, heartburn, nausea, and vomiting.
(Dyspepsia, NCI Thesaurus)
It is used to treat stomach ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux disease (a condition in which acid from the stomach causes heartburn), and conditions in which the stomach makes too much acid.
(Lansoprazole, NCI Dictionary)
There can be many other causes, including: • Other heart problems, such as angina • Panic attacks • Digestive problems, such as heartburn or esophagus disorders • Sore muscles • Lung diseases, such as pneumonia, pleurisy, or pulmonary embolism • Costochondritis - an inflammation of joints in your chest
(Chest Pain, NIH)
Calcium carbonate is used therapeutically as a phosphate buffer in hemodialysis, as an antacid in gastric hyperacidity for temporary relief of indigestion and heartburn, and as a calcium supplement for preventing and treating osteoporosis.
(Calcium carbonate, NCI Thesaurus)
You may feel a burning in the chest or throat called heartburn.
(GERD, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
