Căr'di-āl'gi-a or Căr'di-āl'gy, n.

n. [Fr. cardialgie, L. Lat. cardialgia, Gr. καρδιαλγία, from καρδία, heart, and ἄλγος, pain.] (Med.) 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; heart-burn; — also called the cardiac passion. Dunglison.