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cardialgia

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car·di·al·gia  (kärd-lj, -j-)
n.
1. See heartburn.
2. Localized pain in the region of the heart.

[Greek kardialgi : kardi, heart; see cardia + -algi, -algia.]

cardialgia [ˌkɑːdɪˈældʒɪə -dʒə]
n
1. (Medicine / Pathology) Obsolete pain in or near the heart
2. (Medicine) a technical name for heartburn
cardialgic  adj

cardialgia, cardialgy
a burning or other painful feeling in the stomach or esophagus; heartburn.
See also: Heart, Pain


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