Dyspepsia — Classification and external resources ICD 10 K30 ICD 9 536.8 … Wikipedia
dyspepsia — 1706, from L.L. dyspepsia or a back formation from DYSPEPTIC (Cf. dyspeptic) (q.v.). Its opposite is eupepsia … Etymology dictionary
dyspepsia — [dis pep′sēdis pep′sē ə; ] also [, dis pep′shə] n. [L < Gr dyspepsia < dys , DYS + pepsis, cooking, digestion < peptein, to soften, COOK] impaired digestion; indigestion: cf. EUPEPSIA: also Dial. dyspepsy [dis pep′sē] … English World dictionary
dyspepsia — ► NOUN ▪ indigestion. ORIGIN Greek duspepsia, from duspeptos difficult to digest … English terms dictionary
dyspepsia — /dis pep sheuh, see euh/, n. deranged or impaired digestion; indigestion (opposed to eupepsia). Also, dyspepsy /dis pep see/. [1650 60; < L < Gk dyspepsía, equiv. to dys DYS + péps(is) digestion + ia IA] * * * … Universalium
dyspepsia — [[t]dɪ̱spe̱psiə, AM ʃə[/t]] N UNCOUNT Dyspepsia is the same as indigestion. [MEDICAL] … English dictionary
dyspepsia — dys•pep•sia [[t]dɪsˈpɛp ʃə, si ə[/t]] also dys•pep′sy n. pat deranged or impaired digestion; indigestion (opposed to eupepsia). • Etymology: 1650–60; < L < Gk dyspepsía < dys dys +péps(is) digestion (see peptic) … From formal English to slang
dyspepsia — n. indigestion. Etymology: L dyspepsia f. Gk duspepsia (as DYS , peptos cooked, digested) … Useful english dictionary
dyspepsia — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from dys + pepsis digestion, from peptein, pessein to cook, digest more at cook Date: circa 1706 1. indigestion 2. ill humor ; disgruntlement • dyspeptic adjective or noun • dyspeptically … New Collegiate Dictionary
dyspepsia — noun /dɪsˈpɛp.si.ə/ A disorder of digestion, characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn and nausea, often following a meal. Syn: indigestion … Wiktionary
