dyspepsia

English

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Etymology

From dys- + pepsin + -ia

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪsˈpɛp.si.ə/

Noun

dyspepsia (plural dyspepsias)

1. (pathology) A generic term for mild disorders of digestion, characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn and nausea, often following a meal.
   • He divides dyspepsias into accidental, temporary (indigestions) and habitual.
   • 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XII:

     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

• indigestion

Derived terms

• dyspeptic

Translations

pathology: disorder of digestion

Bulgarian: храносмилателно разстройство Finnish: ruoansulatushäiriö (fi), dyspepsia (fi), ruoansulatusvaivat (fi) pl. Russian: расстройство пищеварения (ru) (rasstrójstvo piš'evar'énija) n., диспепсия (ru) (disp'epsíja) f.

Scottish Gaelic: mì-mheirbheadh (gd) m.

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Finnish

Noun

dyspepsia

1. (pathology) dyspepsia

Declension

Declension of dyspepsia (type kulkija) singular plural nominative dyspepsia dyspepsiat genitive dyspepsian dyspepsioiden dyspepsioitten dyspepsiain1 partitive dyspepsiaa dyspepsioita accusative dyspepsia dyspepsian dyspepsiat inessive dyspepsiassa dyspepsioissa elative dyspepsiasta dyspepsioista illative dyspepsiaan dyspepsioihin adessive dyspepsialla dyspepsioilla ablative dyspepsialta dyspepsioilta allative dyspepsialle dyspepsioille essive dyspepsiana dyspepsioina translative dyspepsiaksi dyspepsioiksi instructive – dyspepsioin abessive dyspepsiatta dyspepsioitta comitative – dyspepsioineen 1) Rare.

Usage notes

This term is mainly used by medical profession. In common language dyspepsia is usually called ruoansulatushäiriö or ruoansulatusvaivat