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dyspepsia

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dys·pep·sia  (ds-ppsh, -s-)
n.
Disturbed digestion; indigestion.

[Latin, from Greek duspepsi : dus-, dys- + -pepsi, digestion; see pekw- in Indo-European roots.]

dyspepsia [dɪsˈpɛpsɪə], dyspepsy [dɪsˈpɛpsɪ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) indigestion or upset stomach
[from Latin, from Greek duspepsia, from dys- + pepsis digestion]

dyspepsia  (ds-ppsh, -s-)
Difficulty in digesting food; indigestion.

dyspepsia
an impairment of the ability to digest food, usually a discomfort aftermeals. — dyspeptic, n., adj.dyspeptical, adj.
See also: Disease and Illness
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dyspepsiadyspepsia - a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
bellyache, gastralgia, stomach ache, stomachache - an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region
Translations
dyspepsia [dɪsˈpepsɪə] Ndispepsia f

dyspepsia [dɪsˈpɛpsiə] ndyspepsie f

dyspepsia
nDyspepsie f, → Verdauungsstörung f; nervous dyspepsianervöse Magenbeschwerden pl

dyspepsia [dɪsˈpɛpsɪə] ndispepsia
dyspepsia [dɪsˈpɛpsɪə] ndispepsia

dyspepsia
n dyspepsia [disˈpepsiə]
indigestion; difficulty in digesting food. spysverteringsteuring, dispepsie تُخْمَه، عُسْر هَضْم разстройство в храносмилането dyspepsie fordøjelsesbesvær die Verdauungsstörung δυσπεψία dispepsia düspepsia, seedehäire ruoansulatushäiriö dyspepsie הָפרָעוֹת בְּעִיכּוּל अपच, बदहजमी loša probava emésztési zavar gangguan pencernaan dispepsia 消化不良 소화불량 nevirškinimas, virškinimo sutrikimas dispepsija, gremošanas traucējumi ketidakhadaman dyspepsie, slechte spijsvertering dårlig fordøyelse, halsbrann niestrawność диспепсия porucha trávenia, dyspepsia prebavne motnje probavne smetnje dyspepsi, matsmältnings- อาการอาหารไม่ย่อย sindirim güçlüğü 消化不良 дизпепсія بد ہضمی chứng khó tiêu


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He suffered from dyspepsia, and he might often be seen sucking a tablet of pepsin; in the morning his appetite was poor; but this affliction alone would hardly have impaired his spirits.
The doctor said he died of dyspepsia, but I shall always maintain that he died of Atossa's tongue, that's what.
In one word, Queequeg, said I, rather digressively; hell is an idea first born on an undigested apple-dumpling; and since then perpetuated through the hereditary dyspepsias nurtured by Ramadans.
 
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