hyperpepsia

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “digestion”) +‎ -ia.

Noun

hyperpepsia (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, dated) Dyspepsia characterized by an excess of chlorides in the gastric juice, without an excess of free hydrochloric acid.

References

  • The Practitioner's Medical Dictionary (Gould, 1919).
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