Dyspepsia

/dɪsˈpɛpsiə/ noun

Definition

Indigestion or difficult digestion, characterized by discomfort, bloating, heartburn, or stomach pain after eating.

Etymology

From Greek 'dys-' (bad, abnormal) + 'pepsis' (digestion, from 'pessein' meaning to cook or digest). This medical term has been used since ancient times and appears in Hippocratic texts.

Kelly Says

Dyspepsia is one of the oldest medical terms still in use today—the ancient Greeks already understood that sometimes your stomach just rebels against food, and modern doctors still use this exact word!

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