Definition of Indigestion

1. Noun. A disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea.

Exact synonyms: Dyspepsia, Stomach Upset, Upset Stomach
Generic synonyms: Symptom
Terms within: Bellyache, Gastralgia, Stomach Ache, Stomachache
Derivative terms: Dyspeptic

Definition of Indigestion

1. n. Lack of proper digestive action; a failure of the normal changes which food should undergo in the alimentary canal; dyspepsia; incomplete or difficult digestion.

Definition of Indigestion

1. Noun. A common medical condition most often caused by eating too quickly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Indigestion

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Indigestion

1. Non-specific term for a variety of symptoms resulting from a failure of proper digestion and absorption of food in the alimentary tract. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Indigestion

indigenizing
indigenous
indigenously
indigenousness
indigens
indigent
indigently
indigents
indigest
indigested
indigestedness
indigestibility
indigestible
indigestibleness
indigestibles
indigestion (current term)
indigestions
indigests
indigirite
indigitate
indigitated
indigitates
indigitating
indigitations
indiglucin
indign
indignance
indignancy
indignant

Literary usage of Indigestion

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on the Diseases of Infancy and Childhood by Job Lewis Smith (1890)
"indigestion. indigestion is more common during infancy ... Departure from this rule leads to indigestion and ulterior diseases. After the age of two yours a ..."

2. The Diseases of Infancy and Childhood: For the Use of Students and by Luther Emmett Holt (1902)
"CHRONIC INTESTINAL indigestion. As the larger and more complex part of the process of digestion goes on in the intestine, so intestinal indigestion is a ..."

3. A Treatise on the Diseases of Infancy and Childhood by Job Lewis Smith (1876)
"indigestion. only eaten entirely through the coats of the oesophagus an inch above the stomach, but had even attacked the left lung. ..."

4. Diseases of Nutrition and Infant Feeding by John Lovett Morse, Fritz Bradley Talbot (1920)
"In simple indigestion, however, the fermentation plays but a small part in ... In indigestion with fermentation, however, fermentation plays the major ..."

5. The Care and Feeding of Children: A Catechism for the Use of Mothers and by Luther Emmett Holt (1917)
"indigestion IN OLDER CHILDREN What are the different ways in which ... Which of the two forms of indigestion is more likely to impair seriously the health ..."

6. The Influence of Tropical Climates on European Constitutions: To which is by James Johnson (1827)
"That they mark a disturbance in the hepatic function, there can be no doubt; but that they are necessary attendants on any particular stage of indigestion, ..."

7. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1831)
"A Treatise on indigestion, with Observations on some painful complaints originating in indigestion, as Tic Douloureux, Nervous Disorder, &c. ..."

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