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dyspepsia

[ dis-pep-shuh, -see-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

dyspepsia

/ dɪsˈpɛpsɪə; dɪsˈpɛpsɪ /

dyspepsia

/ dĭs-pĕp′shə,-sē-ə /

1650–60; < Latin < Greek dyspepsía, equivalent to dys- dys- + péps ( is ) digestion + -ia -ia

C18: from Latin, from Greek duspepsia, from dys- + pepsis digestion

The dyspepsia is right, but some of the particulars are off.

Sometimes that dyspepsia took him bad, and when he had one of those spells he'd light out into poetry scandalous.

In winter he is employed keepin' th' cattle fr'm sufferin' his own fate an' writin' testymonyals iv dyspepsia cures.

The singular truth was that they were, one and all, suffering from the pangs of dyspepsia.

Undoubtedly much of the distress known as dyspepsia is due to too hasty meals with consequent lack of proper mastication of food.

I went to see a doctor in a nearby town, and he talked learnedly about dyspepsia.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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