peptic

(pep′tik)

adjective

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

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adjective

a. Of, relating to, or assisting digestion: peptic secretion.
b. Induced by or associated with the action of digestive secretions: a peptic ulcer.
Of, relating to, or involving pepsin.
Capable of digesting.

noun

A digestive agent.

Origin:

Origin: Latin pepticus

Origin: , from Greek peptikos, digested

Origin: , from peptos

Origin: , from peptein, to digest; see pek^w- in Indo-European roots

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