Definition for CARD'I-AL-GY

CARD'I-AL-GY, n. [Gr. καρδια, the heart, and αλγος, pain.]

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 esophagus. It is called also the cardiac passion.

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