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dyspepsia definition

dys·pep·sia (dis pep′sē ə; also, -s̸hə)

noun

impaired digestion; indigestion
also Dialectaldyspepsy dys·pep′sy (-sē)

Etymology: L < Gr dyspepsia < dys-, dys- + pepsis, cooking, digestion < peptein, to soften, cook

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