Definizione monolingua

dyspepsia

dyspepsia (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. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XII:

     Ive 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.

Definizione dizionario dyspepsia

dispepsia

indigestione

Altri significati:

pathology: disorder of digestion

(pathology) A disorder of digestion, characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn and nausea, often following a meal.