English

Noun

dyspepsia ‎(countable and uncountable, plural dyspepsias)

1. (pathology) A generic term for mild disorders of digestion, characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn and nausea, often following a meal.
   • He divides dyspepsias into accidental, temporary (indigestions) and habitual.
   • 1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, “chapter XII”, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, OCLC 1227855:

     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

• indigestion

Derived terms

• dyspeptic

Translations

Finnish

Noun

dyspepsia

1. (pathology) dyspepsia

Declension

Usage notes

This term is mainly used by medical profession. In common language dyspepsia is usually called ruoansulatushäiriö or ruoansulatusvaivat