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Definition: Dyspepsia |
DyspepsiaNoun1. A disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "dyspepsia" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1843. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
19th Century Satire | A good foundation for a bad temper. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904. |
Botanical | Indigestion. Treated with Acacia, Chenopodium, Coleus, Hibiscus, Moringa, Nymphoides, Musa, Pothomorphe, Rumex, Simarouba. (references) |
Health | Impaired digestion, especially after eating. (references) |
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Synonyms: DyspepsiaSynonyms: indigestion (n), stomach upset (n), upset stomach (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Disease | Delicacy, loss of health, invalidation, cachexy; cachexia, atrophy, marasmus; indigestion, dyspepsia; decay; (deterioration); decline, consumption, palsy, paralysis, prostration. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Dyspepsia |
| English words defined with "dyspepsia": dyspeptic, Dyspeptical ♦ Eupepsy. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "dyspepsia": Ancylostomiasis ♦ DANTE, Digestion ♦ GLUTTON ♦ RESTAURANT. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "dyspepsia": Pepsin. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | Love Laughs at Dyspepsia (1916) A Cure for Dyspepsia (1911) | |
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Books | |
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![]() | Horsford's Acid Phosphate For Mental & Physical Dyspepsia & C. : "The Little Dancer" / Schumacher & Ettlinger, New York. Credit: National Library of Medicine. | ![]() | Shaker Extract of Roots : Cures Dyspepsia. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Gastritis, or dyspepsia, is an inflammation of the stomach lining. (references) | |
The value of treatment of nonulcer dyspepsia patients with H. pylori infection remains to be determined. (references) | ||
Fundamental questions remain concerning the initial evaluation of a patient who presents with dyspepsia. (references) | ||
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | DIGESTION, n. The conversion of victuals into virtues. When the process is imperfect, vices are evolved instead -- a circumstance from which that wicked writer, Dr. Jeremiah Blenn, infers that the ladies are the greater sufferers from dyspepsia. |
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| "Dyspepsia" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Dyspepsia" is used about 57 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 57 | 44,859 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "dyspepsia": Nonulcer Dyspepsia ♦ ulcerous dyspepsia. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
dyspepsia | 175 |
functional dyspepsia | 8 |
non ulcer dyspepsia | 8 |
nonulcer dyspepsia | 6 |
dyspepsia symptom | 6 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "dyspepsia"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | dispepsi (indigestion), mostretje (indigestion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | سوء الهضم (indigestion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | dyspepsi (concoctio tarda, digestive disorders). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | dyspepsie (indigestion), indigestie (indigestion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | dispepsio (indigestion), misdigesto (indigestion), indigestio (indigestion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | سوء هاضمه (Indigestion), اختلال هضم , بدی گوارش , بدگواری (Indigestion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | ulkus dyspepsia (ulcerous dyspepsia), närästys (acid dyspepsia, heartburn). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | dyspepsie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Dyspepsie (indigestion), Verdauungsstörung (indigestion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | δυσπεψία (indigestion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | "פרעת "עקול. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | emésztési zavar (indigestion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | dispepsia (concoctio tarda). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 胃弱 , 消化不良 (indigestion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しょうかふりょう (indigestion), いじゃく. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | lhag-ghaillagh (dyspeptic, weak stomached). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | yspepsiaday dispepsia (indigestion). (various references) dispepsie. (various references) расстройство пищеварения, диспепсия (indigestion). (various references) dispepsija. (various references) dispepsia (concoctio tarda). (various references) dyspepsi, dålig matsmältning (indigestion). (various references) อาการอาหารไม่ย่อย. (various references) sindirim güçlüğü (indigestion), hazımsızlık (indigestion). (various references) диспепсія. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "dyspepsia": dyspepsias. (additional references) | |
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"Dyspepsia" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: dispepsia, duspepsia, dyspapsia, dyspepia, dyspepsic, dyspeptia. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-i-p-p-s-s-y" | |
-2 letters: apsides. | |
-3 letters: asides, daises, dassie, dipsas, passed, pissed, sapped, sayids, sepias, sipped, spades, spayed, yapped, yipped. | |
-4 letters: aides, apses, apsis, aside, aspis, assed, daisy, dippy, essay, ideas, padis, paise, pases, passe, payed, piped, pipes, sades, sadis, saids, sapid, sappy, sayid, sepia, sides, siped, sipes, spade, spaed, spaes, spays, spied, spies, yipes. | |
-5 letters: aide, aids. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-i-p-p-s-s-y" | |
+1 letter: dyspepsias. | |
+4 letters: hypospadiases. | |
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