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dys⋅pep⋅sia
[dis-pep-shuh, -see-uh] 
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–noun
| deranged or impaired digestion; indigestion (opposed to eupepsia ). |
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| dys·pep·sia (dĭs-pěp'shə, -sē-ə) n. Disturbed digestion; indigestion. [Latin, from Greek duspepsiā : dus-, dys- + -pepsiā, digestion; see pekw- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Dyspepsia
Dys*pep"si*a\, Dyspepsy \Dys*pep"sy\ (?; 277), [L. dyspepsia, Gr. ?, fr. ? hard to digest; ? ill, hard + ? to cook, digest; akin to E. cook: cf. F. dyspepsie. See Dys-, and 3d Cook.] (Med.) A kind of indigestion; a state of the stomach in which its functions are disturbed, without the presence of other diseases, or, if others are present, they are of minor importance. Its symptoms are loss of appetite, nausea, heartburn, acrid or fetid eructations, a sense of weight or fullness in the stomach, etc. --Dunglison.
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Language Translation for : dyspepsia
Spanish:
dispepsia,
German:
die Verdauungsstörung,
Japanese:
消化不良
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dyspepsia dys·pep·sia (dĭs-pěp'shə, -sē-ə)
n.
Disturbed digestion; indigestion.
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| dyspepsia (dĭs-pěp'shə, -sē-ə) Pronunciation Key
Difficulty in digesting food; indigestion. |
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dyspepsia
any or all of the symptoms-abdominal discomfort, belching, flatulence, aversion to eating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, heartburn-associated with the malfunctioning of the digestive system. Indigestion may be caused by disease, but it primarily occurs because of stress, improper eating habits, excessive smoking, exorbitant consumption of coffee or alcohol, or hypersensitivity to particular foods. Indigestion can be alleviated by avoiding the foods or drinks that seem to cause it and by not smoking
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