dyspepsia
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dyspepsia
1650–60; < Latin < Greek dyspepsía, equivalent to dys- dys- + péps ( is ) digestion + -ia -ia
Example Sentences
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If dyspepsia were all there was to him there might not be much to the movie.
From New York Times
There is growing interest, however, in the use of probiotics for “functional dyspepsia.”
From Seattle Times
“No. It’s just indigestion. Of course, indigestion, also known as dyspepsia, is a term that describes a wide range of gastrointestinal maladies.”
From Literature
The That’s Not a Word! brigade is still very much with us, I’m both amused and bemused to report; witness their perpetual dyspepsia over words such as “irregardless.”
From Washington Post
Few media outlets bother to publish his meandering, mind-numbing baloney, thus sparing the world considerable dyspepsia, tremors and death-metal rage.
From Salon
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