eupepsia

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/juːˈpɛpsɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(yo̅o̅ pep′shə, -sē ə)


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eu•pep•sia  (yo̅o̅ pep′shə, -sē ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Physiologygood digestion (opposed to dyspepsia).
Also, eu•pep•sy  (yo̅o̅′pep sē).USA pronunciation 
  • Greek eupepsía good digestion, equivalent. to eu- eu- + péps(is) digestion + -ia -ia
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1700–10;
eu•pep•tic  (yo̅o̅ pep′tik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
eupepsia /juːˈpɛpsɪə/, eupepsy /juːˈpɛpsɪ/, eupepticity /ˌjuːpɛpˈtɪsɪtɪ/ n
  1. good digestion
Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin, from Greek, from eu- + pepsis digestion, from peptein to digesteupeptic /juːˈpɛptɪk/ adj
'eupepsia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
dyspepsia - eu-

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