indigestion

[ in-di-jes-chuhn, -dahy- ]
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noun
  1. uncomfortable inability or difficulty in digesting food; dyspepsia.

  2. an instance or case of indigestion.

Origin of indigestion

1
1400–50; late Middle English <Late Latin indīgestiōn- (stem of indīgestiō). See in-2, digestion

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British Dictionary definitions for indigestion

indigestion

/ (ˌɪndɪˈdʒɛstʃən) /


noun
  1. difficulty in digesting food, accompanied by abdominal pain, heartburn, and belching: Technical name: dyspepsia

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Scientific definitions for indigestion

indigestion

[ ĭn′dĭ-jĕschən ]


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