dyspepsia en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɪsˈpɛp.si.ə/ (UK)
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Etymology
From dys- + Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “digestion”) + -ia.
Meanings
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(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.
"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."
1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019: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.
1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XII, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC: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.
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:
- (comparable, countable, figuratively, uncountable) Irritation or disgruntlement.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dyspepsias | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (21)
pl dyspepsja (pathology: disorder of digestion) · es indigestión (pathology: disorder of digestion) · cmn 消化不良 (pathology: disorder of digestion) · de Dyspepsie (pathology: disorder of digestion) · fi ruoansulatushäiriö (pathology: disorder of digestion) · mi kōpito (pathology: disorder of digestion) · pl niestrawność (pathology: disorder of digestion) · de Verdauungsstörung (pathology: disorder of digestion) · ro dispepsie (pathology: disorder of digestion) · bcl gaos (pathology: disorder of digestion) · pt dispepsia (pathology: disorder of digestion) · es dispepsia (pathology: disorder of digestion) · fi dyspepsia (pathology: disorder of digestion) · bg храносмилателно разстройство (pathology: disorder of digestion) · nl indigestie (pathology: disorder of digestion) · fi ruoansulatusvaivat (pathology: disorder of digestion) · ca dispèpsia (pathology: disorder of digestion) · ru расстро́йство пищеваре́ния (pathology: disorder of digestion) · gd mì-mheirbheadh (pathology: disorder of digestion) · ru диспепси́я (pathology: disorder of digestion) · pdt Brennendesood (pathology: disorder of digestion)