Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Disturbed digestion; indigestion.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Impaired power of digestion.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Med.) A kind of indigestion; a state of the stomach in which its functions are disturbed, without the presence of other diseases, or, if others are present, they are of minor importance. Its symptoms are loss of appetite, nausea, heartburn, acrid or fetid eructations, a sense of weight or fullness in the stomach, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun pathology A generic term for mild disorders of
digestion , characterised bystomach pain, discomfort,heartburn andnausea , often following a meal.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
Etymologies
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Examples
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Hence, although the meaning of dyspepsia must be restricted, as its derivations demand; the term, digestion, bears a much more extensive signification than it generally receives, and any error in its process may be properly denominated indigestion; however, Mr. Halsted regards the term dyspepsia as equivalent to indigestion, and we may, for once, adopt the same phraseology.
The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 Various 1821
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He had what they call dyspepsia, which I-- I guess means an upset stomach and heartburn, constantly sleep deprived, constipated.
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Long has he promised to try the breezes of the plains for what he calls dyspepsia, and the artist calls
Jan of the Windmill Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing 1863
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About 20 percent of people in the U.S. suffer at least once a week from symptoms of acid reflux, or heartburn (also known as dyspepsia, indigestion, sour stomach, or agita), and another 20 percent have it less frequently.
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About 20 percent of people in the U.S. suffer at least once a week from symptoms of acid reflux, or heartburn also known as dyspepsia, indigestion, sour stomach, or agita, and another 20 percent have it less frequently.
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His dyspepsia is the most important issue of the world with him, and he
From a Girl's Point of View Lilian Bell
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It is now very well known that a great many cases of so-called dyspepsia are really due to over-solicitude about food and the elimination from the diet of so many articles supposed to be indigestible that the patient's nutrition is seriously interfered with.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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Where do you encounter the unhappy male creature who has been told that the only cure for his dyspepsia is to be a Rebecca at the Well and drink a gallon of water before each meal and then go without the meal, thus compelling him to double in both roles and first be Rebecca and then be the Well?
Cobb's Bill-of-Fare Peter Newell 1910
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Discovery, four bottles of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, and about half-a-dozen packages of his "Pellets," I am convinced that I am thoroughly cured of that dread disease, known as dyspepsia, and other troublesome complaints.
The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ray Vaughn Pierce 1877
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Thus there is engendered, a permanent disorder which, for politeness 'sake, is called dyspepsia, and for which different remedies are often sought but never found.
Grappling with the Monster The Curse and the Cure of Strong Drink 1847
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