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heartburn

Burning sensation behind the breastbone (sternum). It results from irritation of the lower oesophagus (gullet) by excessively acid stomach contents, as sometimes happens during pregnancy and in cases of duodenal ulcer or obesity. It is often due to a weak valve at the entrance to the stomach that allows its contents to well up into the oesophagus.



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Why, a single glass of beer would give me heartburn and spoil my next good meal.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
"Monsieur," interrupted D'Artagnan, "you shall drink of a liquor which comes from one single French word, and is none the worse for that -- from the word grape; this cider gives me the heartburn.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
I wouldn't take a glass for a five-pound note: it kills me with heartburn.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
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