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Dyspepsia

Definition: Dyspepsia

Dyspepsia

Noun

1. 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)


Specialty Definition: Dyspepsia

DomainDefinition

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)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Dyspepsia

Synonyms: indigestion (n), stomach upset (n), upset stomach (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Dyspepsia

ContextSynonyms 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.

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Crosswords: Dyspepsia

English words defined with "dyspepsia": dyspeptic, DyspepticalEupepsy. (references)
Specialty definitions using "dyspepsia": AncylostomiasisDANTE, DigestionGLUTTONRESTAURANT. (references)
Etymologies containing "dyspepsia": Pepsin. (references)

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Modern Usage: Dyspepsia

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Love Laughs at Dyspepsia (1916)

A Cure for Dyspepsia (1911)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Dyspepsia

DomainTitle

Books

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Dyspepsia

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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.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Dyspepsia

SubjectTopicQuote

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.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Dyspepsia

"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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%5744,859

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Dyspepsia

Expressions using "dyspepsia": Nonulcer Dyspepsia ulcerous dyspepsia. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Dyspepsia

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
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.

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Modern Translation: Dyspepsia

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

   

Portuguese

  

dispepsia (indigestion). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

dispepsie. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

расстройство пищеварения, диспепсия (indigestion). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

dispepsija. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

dispepsia (concoctio tarda). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

dyspepsi, dålig matsmältning (indigestion). (various references)

   

Thai

  

อาการอาหารไม่ย่อย. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

sindirim güçlüğü (indigestion), hazımsızlık (indigestion). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

диспепсія. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Dyspepsia

Derivations

Words beginning with "dyspepsia": dyspepsias. (additional references)


Misspellings

"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).

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Anagrams: Dyspepsia

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.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Usage Frequency
9. Expressions
10. Expressions: Internet
11. Translations: Modern
12. Derivations
13. Anagrams
14. Bibliography


  

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