dyspepsia

English

Etymology

From dys- +‎ Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “digestion”) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈpɛp.si.ə/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

dyspepsia (countable and uncountable, plural dyspepsias)

1. (pathology) 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.

   • 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:

     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.

   • 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:

     "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."

   • 1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XII, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:

     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
• Pepsi, pepsi (partly)

Translations

pathology: disorder of digestion

• Bikol Central: gaos (bcl)
• Bulgarian: храносмилателно разстройство
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 消化不良 (zh) (xiāohuà bùliáng)

• Dutch: indigestie (nl) f
• Finnish: ruoansulatushäiriö, dyspepsia, ruoansulatusvaivat pl
• German: Verdauungsstörung (de) f, Dyspepsie (de) f (medicine)
• Maori: kōpito
• Plautdietsch: Brennendesood m
• Portuguese: dispepsia (pt) f
• Romanian: dispepsie (ro) f
• Russian: расстро́йство пищеваре́ния n (rasstrójstvo piščevarénija), диспепси́я (ru) f (dispepsíja)
• Scottish Gaelic: mì-mheirbheadh m
• Spanish: dispepsia f, indigestión m

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English dyspepsia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdyspepsiɑ/, [ˈdys̠pe̞pˌs̠iɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): dys‧pep‧si‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): dys‧pep‧sia

Noun

dyspepsia

1. (pathology) dyspepsia

Usage notes

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

Declension

Inflection of dyspepsia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		dyspepsia	dyspepsiat
genitive		dyspepsian	dyspepsioiden dyspepsioitten
partitive		dyspepsiaa	dyspepsioita
illative		dyspepsiaan	dyspepsioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		dyspepsia	dyspepsiat
accusative	nom.	dyspepsia	dyspepsiat
	gen.	dyspepsian
genitive		dyspepsian	dyspepsioiden dyspepsioitten dyspepsiain rare
partitive		dyspepsiaa	dyspepsioita
inessive		dyspepsiassa	dyspepsioissa
elative		dyspepsiasta	dyspepsioista
illative		dyspepsiaan	dyspepsioihin
adessive		dyspepsialla	dyspepsioilla
ablative		dyspepsialta	dyspepsioilta
allative		dyspepsialle	dyspepsioille
essive		dyspepsiana	dyspepsioina
translative		dyspepsiaksi	dyspepsioiksi
abessive		dyspepsiatta	dyspepsioitta
instructive		—	dyspepsioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of dyspepsia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dyspepsiani dyspepsiani accusative nom. dyspepsiani dyspepsiani gen. dyspepsiani genitive dyspepsiani dyspepsioideni dyspepsioitteni dyspepsiaini rare partitive dyspepsiaani dyspepsioitani inessive dyspepsiassani dyspepsioissani elative dyspepsiastani dyspepsioistani illative dyspepsiaani dyspepsioihini adessive dyspepsiallani dyspepsioillani ablative dyspepsialtani dyspepsioiltani allative dyspepsialleni dyspepsioilleni essive dyspepsianani dyspepsioinani translative dyspepsiakseni dyspepsioikseni abessive dyspepsiattani dyspepsioittani instructive — — comitative — dyspepsioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dyspepsiasi dyspepsiasi accusative nom. dyspepsiasi dyspepsiasi gen. dyspepsiasi genitive dyspepsiasi dyspepsioidesi dyspepsioittesi dyspepsiaisi rare partitive dyspepsiaasi dyspepsioitasi inessive dyspepsiassasi dyspepsioissasi elative dyspepsiastasi dyspepsioistasi illative dyspepsiaasi dyspepsioihisi adessive dyspepsiallasi dyspepsioillasi ablative dyspepsialtasi dyspepsioiltasi allative dyspepsiallesi dyspepsioillesi essive dyspepsianasi dyspepsioinasi translative dyspepsiaksesi dyspepsioiksesi abessive dyspepsiattasi dyspepsioittasi instructive — — comitative — dyspepsioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dyspepsiamme dyspepsiamme accusative nom. dyspepsiamme dyspepsiamme gen. dyspepsiamme genitive dyspepsiamme dyspepsioidemme dyspepsioittemme dyspepsiaimme rare partitive dyspepsiaamme dyspepsioitamme inessive dyspepsiassamme dyspepsioissamme elative dyspepsiastamme dyspepsioistamme illative dyspepsiaamme dyspepsioihimme adessive dyspepsiallamme dyspepsioillamme ablative dyspepsialtamme dyspepsioiltamme allative dyspepsiallemme dyspepsioillemme essive dyspepsianamme dyspepsioinamme translative dyspepsiaksemme dyspepsioiksemme abessive dyspepsiattamme dyspepsioittamme instructive — — comitative — dyspepsioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dyspepsianne dyspepsianne accusative nom. dyspepsianne dyspepsianne gen. dyspepsianne genitive dyspepsianne dyspepsioidenne dyspepsioittenne dyspepsiainne rare partitive dyspepsiaanne dyspepsioitanne inessive dyspepsiassanne dyspepsioissanne elative dyspepsiastanne dyspepsioistanne illative dyspepsiaanne dyspepsioihinne adessive dyspepsiallanne dyspepsioillanne ablative dyspepsialtanne dyspepsioiltanne allative dyspepsiallenne dyspepsioillenne essive dyspepsiananne dyspepsioinanne translative dyspepsiaksenne dyspepsioiksenne abessive dyspepsiattanne dyspepsioittanne instructive — — comitative — dyspepsioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative dyspepsiansa dyspepsiansa accusative nom. dyspepsiansa dyspepsiansa gen. dyspepsiansa genitive dyspepsiansa dyspepsioidensa dyspepsioittensa dyspepsiainsa rare partitive dyspepsiaansa dyspepsioitaan dyspepsioitansa inessive dyspepsiassaan dyspepsiassansa dyspepsioissaan dyspepsioissansa elative dyspepsiastaan dyspepsiastansa dyspepsioistaan dyspepsioistansa illative dyspepsiaansa dyspepsioihinsa adessive dyspepsiallaan dyspepsiallansa dyspepsioillaan dyspepsioillansa ablative dyspepsialtaan dyspepsialtansa dyspepsioiltaan dyspepsioiltansa allative dyspepsialleen dyspepsiallensa dyspepsioilleen dyspepsioillensa essive dyspepsianaan dyspepsianansa dyspepsioinaan dyspepsioinansa translative dyspepsiakseen dyspepsiaksensa dyspepsioikseen dyspepsioiksensa abessive dyspepsiattaan dyspepsiattansa dyspepsioittaan dyspepsioittansa instructive — — comitative — dyspepsioineen dyspepsioinensa