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English
Etymology
cardio- + -algy
From Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía, “heart”) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain, suffering”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cardialgy (countable and uncountable, plural cardialgies)
- (medicine, archaic) Heartburn.
- Synonym: cardialgia
1825, Connop Thirlwall, translated by from Ludwig Tieck's German, The Pictures: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.
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