dyspepsia
nounUK /dɪsˈpɛp.si.ə/
Etymology From dys- + Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “digestion”) + -ia.
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Medicine, Pathology, Sciences 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.
- 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:
2 more examples
- "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:
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Figuratively Irritation or disgruntlement.
- Synonyms
- indigestion