eupepsia
good digestion (opposed to dyspepsia).
Origin of eupepsia
1- Also eu·pep·sy [yoo-pep-see]. /ˈyu pɛp si/.
Other words from eupepsia
- eu·pep·tic [yoo-pep-tik], /yuˈpɛp tɪk/, adjective
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How to use eupepsia in a sentence
He tells me the right way to plant potatoes and prune apple-trees, and our communion is blest with eupeptic content.
The Affable Stranger | Peter McArthurEvery chance-comer was instantaneously gauged as dyspeptic or eupeptic, friend or foe.
I did not sleep much, for I was strung too high with expectation, and I envied Blenkiron his now eupeptic slumbers.
Greenmantle | John BuchanOn the problem of Death, except in masquerade of robes and wings, his eupeptic temperament never allowed him to dwell.
Life of Robert Browning | William SharpFor all his simple diet he is not so eupeptic as Chesterton.
Six Major Prophets | Edwin Emery Slosson
British Dictionary definitions for eupepsia
eupepsy (juːˈpɛpsɪ)
/ (juːˈpɛpsɪə) /
physiol good digestion
Origin of eupepsia
1Derived forms of eupepsia
- eupeptic (juːˈpɛptɪk), adjective
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