hyperpepsia

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English

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Etymology

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From hyper- +‎ Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, digestion) +‎ -ia.

Noun

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hyperpepsia (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, dated) Dyspepsia characterized by an excess of chlorides in the gastric juice, without an excess of free hydrochloric acid.

References

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  • The Practitioner's Medical Dictionary (Gould, 1919).