dyspepsia
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dys- + Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “digestion”) + -ia.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dyspepsia (countable and uncountable, plural dyspepsias)
- (pathology) 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.
- 1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XLIII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 253:
- 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.
- 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
- "And the cramps when my body - like a badly articulated skeleton - would all get twisted into one rigid tangle! But now, except some dyspepsia and urticaria of the palms, I am free from pain."
- 1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XII, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:
- 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
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]pathology: disorder of digestion
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Internationalism (see English dyspepsia).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dyspepsia
Usage notes
[edit]This term is mainly used by the medical profession. In common language, dyspepsia is usually called ruoansulatushäiriö or ruoansulatusvaivat.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of dyspepsia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | dyspepsia | dyspepsiat | |
genitive | dyspepsian | dyspepsioiden dyspepsioitten | |
partitive | dyspepsiaa | dyspepsioita | |
illative | dyspepsiaan | dyspepsioihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | dyspepsia | dyspepsiat | |
accusative | nom. | dyspepsia | dyspepsiat |
gen. | dyspepsian | ||
genitive | dyspepsian | dyspepsioiden dyspepsioitten dyspepsiain rare | |
partitive | dyspepsiaa | dyspepsioita | |
inessive | dyspepsiassa | dyspepsioissa | |
elative | dyspepsiasta | dyspepsioista | |
illative | dyspepsiaan | dyspepsioihin | |
adessive | dyspepsialla | dyspepsioilla | |
ablative | dyspepsialta | dyspepsioilta | |
allative | dyspepsialle | dyspepsioille | |
essive | dyspepsiana | dyspepsioina | |
translative | dyspepsiaksi | dyspepsioiksi | |
abessive | dyspepsiatta | dyspepsioitta | |
instructive | — | dyspepsioin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pekʷ-
- English terms prefixed with dys-
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms suffixed with -ia
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
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- Rhymes:Finnish/iɑ
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- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- fi:Pathology
- Finnish kulkija-type nominals