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peptic definition

pep·tic (pep′tik)

adjective

  1. of or aiding digestion
  2. of or relating to pepsin
  3. related to, or caused by, digestive secretions a peptic ulcer

Etymology: L pepticus < Gr peptikos < peptein, to digest: see pepsin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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