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dyspepsia

[ dis-pep-shuh, -see-uh ]

noun

  1. deranged or impaired digestion; indigestion ( eupepsia ).


dyspepsia

/ dɪsˈpɛpsɪ; dɪsˈpɛpsɪə /

noun

  1. indigestion or upset stomach
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dyspepsia

/ dĭs-pĕpshə,-sē-ə /

  1. Difficulty in digesting food; indigestion.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dyspepsia1

1650–60; < Latin < Greek dyspepsía, equivalent to dys- dys- + péps ( is ) digestion + -ia -ia
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dyspepsia1

C18: from Latin, from Greek duspepsia, from dys- + pepsis digestion
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Example Sentences

The dyspepsia is right, but some of the particulars are off.

Sometimes that dyspepsia took him bad, and when he had one of those spells he'd light out into poetry scandalous.

In winter he is employed keepin' th' cattle fr'm sufferin' his own fate an' writin' testymonyals iv dyspepsia cures.

The singular truth was that they were, one and all, suffering from the pangs of dyspepsia.

Undoubtedly much of the distress known as dyspepsia is due to too hasty meals with consequent lack of proper mastication of food.

I went to see a doctor in a nearby town, and he talked learnedly about dyspepsia.

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