dyspepsia
English
editEtymology
editFrom dys- + Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “digestion”) + -ia.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdyspepsia (countable and uncountable, plural dyspepsias)
- (pathology) Any mild disorder of digestion characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn, and nausea, often following a meal.
- He divides dyspepsias into accidental, temporary (indigestions) and habitual.
- 1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XLIII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 253:
- It is not my strength of mind (exert it as I may) that will prevent me from experiencing dyspepsia, if such follies as these are exhibited before me.
- 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
- "And the cramps when my body - like a badly articulated skeleton - would all get twisted into one rigid tangle! But now, except some dyspepsia and urticaria of the palms, I am free from pain."
- 1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XII, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:
- I've never hunted myself, but I understand that half the battle is being able to make noises like some jungle animal with dyspepsia, and I believe that Aunt Dahlia in her prime could lift fellow-members of the Quorn and Pytchley out of their saddles with a single yip, though separated from them by two ploughed fields and a spinney.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editpathology: disorder of digestion
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Finnish
editEtymology
editInternationalism (see English dyspepsia).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdyspepsia
Usage notes
editThis term is mainly used by the medical profession. In common language, dyspepsia is usually called ruoansulatushäiriö or ruoansulatusvaivat.
Declension
editInflection of dyspepsia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | dyspepsia | dyspepsiat | |
genitive | dyspepsian | dyspepsioiden dyspepsioitten | |
partitive | dyspepsiaa | dyspepsioita | |
illative | dyspepsiaan | dyspepsioihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | dyspepsia | dyspepsiat | |
accusative | nom. | dyspepsia | dyspepsiat |
gen. | dyspepsian | ||
genitive | dyspepsian | dyspepsioiden dyspepsioitten dyspepsiain rare | |
partitive | dyspepsiaa | dyspepsioita | |
inessive | dyspepsiassa | dyspepsioissa | |
elative | dyspepsiasta | dyspepsioista | |
illative | dyspepsiaan | dyspepsioihin | |
adessive | dyspepsialla | dyspepsioilla | |
ablative | dyspepsialta | dyspepsioilta | |
allative | dyspepsialle | dyspepsioille | |
essive | dyspepsiana | dyspepsioina | |
translative | dyspepsiaksi | dyspepsioiksi | |
abessive | dyspepsiatta | dyspepsioitta | |
instructive | — | dyspepsioin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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