different between peptic vs dyspeptic

English

Etymology

From Latin pepticus, from Ancient Greek ????? (pépsis, “digestion”), a form of ????? (péss?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?pt?k/

Adjective

peptic (comparative more peptic, superlative most peptic)

1. Of, pertaining to, capable of, or aiding digestion.
2. Of or pertaining to pepsin.

Derived terms

• mucopeptic
• peptic ulcer

Translations

Noun

peptic (plural peptics)

1. An agent that promotes digestion.
2. (in the plural) The digestive organs.
   • ?, Alfred Tennyson, Will Waterproof's Lyrical Monologue

     Is there some magic in the place, / Or do my peptics differ?

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

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