cardialgy

English

Etymology

cardio- +‎ -algy

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

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː(ɹ).diˌal.dʒi/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːɹ.diˌæl.dʒi/

Noun

cardialgy (countable and uncountable, plural cardialgies)

(medicine) Heartburn.
- 1825 Connop Thirlwall, The Pictures (translated from Ludwig Tieck's German):
  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.

References

“cardialgy” in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.

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