dyspepsia
noun
deranged or impaired digestion; indigestion (opposed to eupepsia).
dyspepsy
-
a variation of
dyspepsia.
Example Sentences
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Aunt Margery "knew where sour grass grew, which you chew for dyspepsy, and mint, excellent for the naushy, and the slippery elm . . . for raw throat and other sore tishas."
From Time Magazine Archive
"Deacon," said Joe Digg, "I've heerd of your dyspepsy for nigh on to twenty year; did prayin' ever comfort your stomach?"
From Romance of California Life by John Habberton
Can he, without dyspepsy, endure irregular meals—hasty eatings and long fastings?
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 461 Volume 18, New Series, October 30, 1852 by William Chambers
This applies, however, mainly to consumption; for the advantages of the climatic change are seldom denied in dyspepsy, rheumatism, scrofula, and the tribe of nervous diseases.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 444 Volume 18, New Series, July 3, 1852 by William Chambers
She ought to be a good housekeeper, an' a good cook, so 's not to kill that pore child with dyspepsy.
From The Uncalled A Novel by Paul Laurence Dunbar
