indigestion
nounCA, US, UK /ˌɪn.dɪˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/ · AU /ˌɪn.dɪˈd͡ʒes.t͡ʃən/
Etymology From Middle English indigestioun, from Old French indigestion, from Late Latin indigestio, by surface analysis, in- + digestion.
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Medicine, Pathology, Sciences Usually A condition of heartburn, nausea, or other stomach-related pain, sometimes caused by eating too quickly.
- If you also knew how to combine foods—that is, what foods eaten together “set well,” you need never have indigestion, constipation or any of the headachy, stomachachy ills they lead to.1917 February 12, “If You Knew What Foods?” (advertisement), in The Independent, volume 59, number 3558, New York: Independent Corporation, page 280:
- Derived terms
- acid indigestion
- Related terms
- acid reflux, gastric reflux, GERD, GORD, heartburn, constipation, bubble guts