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EUPEPSIA

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eu⋅pep⋅sia

  [yoo-pep-shuh, -see-uh]
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–noun
good digestion (opposed to dyspepsia ).
Also, eu⋅pep⋅sy  [yoo-pep-see] .

Origin:
1700–10; < NL < Gk eupepsía good digestion, equiv. to eu- eu- + péps(is) digestion + -ia -ia

Related forms:
eu⋅pep⋅tic  [yoo-pep-tik] , adjective
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eu·pep·si·a   (yōō-pěp'sē-ə, -shə)   
n.  Good digestion.

[Greek, from eupeptos, eupeptic; see eupeptic.]
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Main Entry: eu·pep·sia
Pronunciation: yu-'pep-sh&, -sE-&
Function: noun
: good digestion
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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eupepsia eu·pep·si·a (y&oomacr;-pěp'sē-ə, -shə)
n.
Good digestion.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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