DYSPEPSIA


Meaning of DYSPEPSIA in English

/ dɪsˈpepsiə; NAmE dɪsˈpepʃə/ noun

[ U ] ( medical ) pain caused by difficulty in digesting food

SYN indigestion

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WORD ORIGIN

early 18th cent.: via Latin from Greek duspepsia , from duspeptos difficult to digest.

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