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dyspepsia

  • /dɪsˈpɛp.si.ə/ UK

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From dys- + Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “digestion”) + -ia.

noun dyspepsias

  1. countable, uncountable Any mild disorder of digestion characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn, and nausea, often following a meal. He divides dyspepsias into accidental, temporary (indigestions) and habitual.
  2. comparable, countable, figuratively, uncountable Irritation or disgruntlement.

Similar: indigestion

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noun

Similar: indigestion

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noun pathology: disorder of digestion

Españoldispepsia, indigestión
中文消化不良 xiāohuà bùliáng
Portuguêsdispepsia
DeutschVerdauungsstörung, Dyspepsie
Românădispepsie
Русскийрасстро́йство пищеваре́ния rasstrójstvo piščevarénija, диспепси́я dispepsíja

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@misc{dyspepsia_2026,
  title = {dyspepsia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dyspepsia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}