dyspepsia
deranged or impaired digestion; indigestion (opposed to eupepsia).
Origin of dyspepsia
1- Also dys·pep·sy [dis-pep-see]. /dɪsˈpɛp si/.
Words Nearby dyspepsia
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How to use dyspepsia in a sentence
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.
The Belted Seas | Arthur ColtonIn winter he is employed keepin' th' cattle fr'm sufferin' his own fate an' writin' testymonyals iv dyspepsia cures.
Mr. Dooley Says | Finley DunneThe singular truth was that they were, one and all, suffering from the pangs of dyspepsia.
Stories in Light and Shadow | Bret HarteUndoubtedly much of the distress known as dyspepsia is due to too hasty meals with consequent lack of proper mastication of food.
A Civic Biology | George William Hunter
I went to see a doctor in a nearby town, and he talked learnedly about dyspepsia.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for dyspepsia
dyspepsy (dɪsˈpɛpsɪ)
/ (dɪsˈpɛpsɪə) /
indigestion or upset stomach
Origin of dyspepsia
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for dyspepsia
[ dĭs-pĕp′shə, -sē-ə ]
Difficulty in digesting food; indigestion.
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