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- dys|pep|si|a «dihs PEHP see uh, -shuh», noun.poor digestion; indigestion.╂[< Latin dyspepsia < Greek dyspepsíā < dys- bad + péptein ripen, digest]
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dys|pep|sy — «dihs PEHP see», noun. Archaic. dyspepsia … Useful english dictionary
dys|pep´ti|cal|ly — dys|pep|tic «dihs PEHP tihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having to do with dyspepsia. 2. suffering from dyspepsia. 3. Figurative. gloomy; pessimistic: »a dyspeptic outlook on the world. SYNONYM(S): morbid. –n. a person who has dyspepsia … Useful english dictionary
dys|pep|tic — «dihs PEHP tihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having to do with dyspepsia. 2. suffering from dyspepsia. 3. Figurative. gloomy; pessimistic: »a dyspeptic outlook on the world. SYNONYM(S): morbid. –n. a person who has dyspepsia … Useful english dictionary
dys|pep|ti|cal — «dihs PEHP tuh kuhl», adjective. = dyspeptic. (Cf. ↑dyspeptic) … Useful english dictionary
dys·pep·sia — /dısˈpɛpʃə, dısˈpɛpsijə/ noun [noncount] medical : pain in the area of your stomach caused by a difficulty in digesting food : ↑indigestion He is suffering from dyspepsia … Useful english dictionary
dys·pep·tic — /dısˈpɛptık/ adj 1 : suffering from pain caused by digestive problems dyspeptic patients 2 formal + old fashioned : having a bad temper a dyspeptic old man … Useful english dictionary
dys — dys·acou·sia; dys·adaptation; dys·ar·thria; dys·arthrosis; dys·che·zia; dys·chon·dro·pla·sia; dys·chromatopsia; dys·cra·sia; dys·cra·site; dys·crystalline; dys·der·cus; dys·en·ter·ic; dys·en·ter·i·form; dys·en·tery; dys·er·gia; dys·esthesia;… … English syllables
dyspepsy — dys·pep·sy … English syllables
dyspeptic — dys•pep•tic [[t]dɪsˈpɛp tɪk[/t]] adj. Also, dys•pep′ti•cal. 1) pat pertaining to, subject to, or suffering from dyspepsia 2) gloomy and irritable 3) pat a person having dyspepsia • Etymology: 1685–95 dys•pep′ti•cal•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
dyspepsia — dys•pep•sia [[t]dɪsˈpɛp ʃə, si ə[/t]] also dys•pep′sy n. pat deranged or impaired digestion; indigestion (opposed to eupepsia). • Etymology: 1650–60; < L < Gk dyspepsía < dys dys +péps(is) digestion (see peptic) … From formal English to slang
