hyperpepsia
English edit
Etymology edit
hyper- + Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “digestion”) + -ia
Noun edit
hyperpepsia (uncountable)
- (medicine, dated) Dyspepsia characterized by an excess of chlorides in the gastric juice, without an excess of free hydrochloric acid.
References edit
- The Practitioner's Medical Dictionary (Gould, 1919).