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English
Etymology
From dys- + Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “digestion”) + -ia.
Pronunciation
Noun
dyspepsia (countable and uncountable, plural dyspepsias)
- (pathology) 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.
1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XLIII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. , volume II, London: Henry Colburn, , →OCLC, page 253:It is not my strength of mind (exert it as I may) that will prevent me from experiencing dyspepsia, if such follies as these are exhibited before me.
1925 July – 1926 May, A Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:"And the cramps when my body - like a badly articulated skeleton - would all get twisted into one rigid tangle! But now, except some dyspepsia and urticaria of the palms, I am free from pain."
1960, P G Wodehouse, chapter XII, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:I've never hunted myself, but I understand that half the battle is being able to make noises like some jungle animal with dyspepsia, and I believe that Aunt Dahlia in her prime could lift fellow-members of the Quorn and Pytchley out of their saddles with a single yip, though separated from them by two ploughed fields and a spinney.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
pathology: disorder of digestion
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English dyspepsia).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdyspepsiɑ/,
- Rhymes: -iɑ
- Hyphenation(key): dys‧pep‧sia
Noun
dyspepsia
- (pathology) dyspepsia
Usage notes
This term is mainly used by the medical profession. In common language, dyspepsia is usually called ruoansulatushäiriö or ruoansulatusvaivat.
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