hyperpepsia

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hyper- +‎ Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “digestion”) +‎ -ia

Noun[edit]

hyperpepsia (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, dated) Dyspepsia characterized by an excess of chlorides in the gastric juice, without an excess of free hydrochloric acid.

References[edit]

  • The Practitioner's Medical Dictionary (Gould, 1919).
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