dyspeptic
pronunciation
How to pronounce dyspeptic in British English:
UK [dɪsˈpeptɪk]
How to pronounce dyspeptic in American English:
US [dɪsˈpɛptɪk]
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- Noun:
- a person suffering from indigestion
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- Adjective:
- suffering from dyspepsia
- irritable as if suffering from indigestion
Word Origin
- dyspeptic (adj.)
- 1690s, from Greek dyspeptos "hard to digest," from dys- "bad" (see dys-) + peptos "digested," from peptein "digest" (see cook (n.)).
Example
- 1. Efficacy : effectively supplement body-needed energy , inten body constitution , metabolism , eliminate dyspeptic disease and toxins , improve sub-healthy condition .
- 2. Transcutaneous electroacupuncture improves dyspeptic symptoms and increases high frequency heart rate variability in patients with functional dyspepsia .
- 3. Loeb who specializes in writing dyspeptic letters to c. e. o.s demanded several seats on yahoo 's board .