DYSPEPSIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dyspepsia mean? 

• DYSPEPSIA (noun)
  The noun DYSPEPSIA has 1 sense:

1. a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea

  Familiarity information: DYSPEPSIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DYSPEPSIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

dyspepsia; indigestion; stomach upset; upset stomach

Hypernyms ("dyspepsia" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

Meronyms (parts of "dyspepsia"):

bellyache; gastralgia; stomach ache; stomachache (an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region)

Derivation:

dyspeptic (suffering from dyspepsia)

 Context examples 

Increased Ach concentrations lead to an improvement of gastric emptying and GI motility and eventually to a reduction of dyspepsia symptoms.

(Acotiamide, NCI Thesaurus)

And minus the dyspepsia, she added with a smile.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Thirty thousand a year was all right, but dyspepsia and inability to be humanly happy robbed such princely income of all its value.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

But just now I've got dyspepsia.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

"I'll bet he's got dyspepsia right now!" Martin challenged.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)