The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
heartburn — (n.) mid 13c., herte brine lust, later heartburn, indigestion (mid 15c.); also herte brenning anger, bitterness (c.1400), also heartburn (mid 15c.). See HEART (Cf. heart) + BURN (Cf. burn) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
heartburn — ► NOUN ▪ a form of indigestion felt as a burning sensation in the chest, caused by acid regurgitation into the oesophagus … English terms dictionary
heartburn — [härt′bʉrn΄] n. a burning sensation beneath the breastbone resulting from a spastic reflux of stomach acid, food, etc. into the esophagus; pyrosis; brash … English World dictionary
Heartburn — This article is about the medical condition. For the film, see Heartburn (film). Heartburn ICD 10 R12 ICD 9 787.1 MeSH … Wikipedia
heartburn — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)tbɜː(r)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT Heartburn is a painful burning sensation in your chest, caused by indigestion … English dictionary
heartburn — noun the chest pains may indicate something more serious than heartburn Syn: indigestion, dyspepsia, acid reflux, pyrosis … Thesaurus of popular words
Heartburn (novel) — Heartburn (1983) is an autobiographical novel based on Nora Ephron s life story about her second marriage to Carl Bernstein. It especially focuses on his affair with Margaret Jay, daughter of James Callaghan. Ephron also wrote the screenplay for… … Wikipedia
Heartburn (film) — Infobox Film name = Heartburn caption = Theatrical poster director = Mike Nichols producer = Robert Greenhut Mike Nichols writer = Nora Ephron starring = Meryl Streep Jack Nicholson music = Carly Simon cinematography = Néstor Almendros editing =… … Wikipedia
Heartburn Hotel — Infobox Television show name = Heartburn Hotel size = caption = format = Comedy picture format = 720x576 (4:3) runtime = 30 minutes creator = Steve Glover John Sullivan developer = starring = Tim Healy Clive Russell network = BBC country = UK… … Wikipedia
heartburn — noun Date: 1597 a burning discomfort behind the lower part of the sternum due especially to spasmodic reflux of acid from the stomach into the esophagus … New Collegiate Dictionary
