different between dyspeptic vs dyspepsia

English

Etymology

First attested in 1694. From Ancient Greek ????????? (dúspeptos, “difficult to digest”), from ???- (dus-, “bad”) +? ????? (pépt?, “I digest”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d?s?p?p.t?k/
• Rhymes: -?pt?k

Adjective

dyspeptic (comparative more dyspeptic, superlative most dyspeptic)

1. (pathology, not comparable) Of, relating to, or having dyspepsia or indigestion.
2. (figuratively, comparable) Irritable or morose.

   Synonyms: bad-tempered, bilious, irritable, morose

   • 2005, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, Bloomsbury Publishing, ?ISBN, page 296,

     Sir Maurice made a rough, dyspeptic sound, as if chewing a mint.

Translations

Noun

dyspeptic (plural dyspeptics)

1. A dyspeptic person.

Related terms

• dyspepsia
• dyspeptically
• peptic

Translations

English

Etymology

dys- +? Ancient Greek ????? (pépsis, “digestion”) +? -ia

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?s?p?p.si.?/

Noun

dyspepsia (countable and uncountable, plural dyspepsias)

1. (pathology) Any mild disorder of digestion, characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn and nausea, often following a meal.
   • He divides dyspepsias into accidental, temporary (indigestions) and habitual.

Synonyms

• indigestion

Derived terms

• dyspeptic

Translations

Finnish

Noun

dyspepsia

1. (pathology) dyspepsia

Usage notes

This term is mainly used by medical profession. In common language dyspepsia is usually called ruoansulatushäiriö or ruoansulatusvaivat

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