Peptic Definition

pĕptĭk
adjective
Of or aiding digestion.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to pepsin.
Webster's New World
Related to, or caused by, digestive secretions.
A peptic ulcer.
Webster's New World
Capable of digesting.
American Heritage Medicine

Of or pertaining to pepsin.

Wiktionary
noun
A digestive agent.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Peptic

Noun

Singular:
peptic
Plural:
peptics

Origin of Peptic

  • Latin pepticus from Greek peptikos digested from peptos from peptein to digest pekw- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin pepticus

    From Wiktionary

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