OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 27597

dyspepsia

/dɪsˈpɛp.si.ə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
dispepsia • indigestión
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.
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.
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