DYSPEPSIA


Meaning of DYSPEPSIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dis-ˈpep-shə, -sē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from dys- + pepsis digestion, from peptein, pessein to cook, digest — more at cook

Date: circa 1706

1. : indigestion

2. : ill humor : disgruntlement

• dys·pep·tic -ˈpep-tik adjective or noun

• dys·pep·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

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