peptic
Americanadjective
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pertaining to or associated with digestion; digestive.
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promoting digestion.
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of or relating to pepsin.
noun
adjective
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of, relating to, or promoting digestion
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of, relating to, or caused by pepsin or the action of the digestive juices
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Relating to the process of digestion or the secretions associated with it.
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Relating to or involving pepsin.
Etymology
Origin of peptic
1645–55; < Greek peptikós conducive to digestion, equivalent to pept ( ós ) digested (verbid of péptein ) + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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Yet last year, this rock ’n’ roll faith leader stepped away from his pulpit when a bout with peptic ulcer disease forced him off the road amid fears that he’d lost his ability to sing.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2024
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have postponed the remainder of their 2023 tour dates, citing Springsteen’s ongoing treatment for peptic ulcer disease.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024
People who are treated “recover completely from peptic ulcer disease,” Dr. Lawrence Kosinski of the American Gastroenterological Association told AP.
From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2023
Bruce Springsteen announced Thursday that he’s postponing a slate of concerts in September on the advice of doctors who treating him for peptic ulcer disease.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023
This gives the proper chemical reaction for peptic action, and the enzyme is then able to act on the paracasein, the nitrogenous part of the cheese.
From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Hastings, Edwin George
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