Cardialgia

/kɑrdiˈæl.dʒə/ noun

Pain or ache in the heart; a sensation of pain in the cardiac region, especially from emotional distress.

From Greek 'kardia' (heart) + 'algos' (pain). The '-algia' suffix appears in countless medical terms like 'neuralgia' (nerve pain) and 'arthralgia' (joint pain), standardizing pain descriptions across anatomy.

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