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indigestion
Nonspecific term for a variety of symptoms resulting from a failure of proper digestion and absorption of food in the alimentary tract.
- acid i. i. resulting from hyperchlorhydria; often used by the laity as a synonym for pyrosis.
- fat i. SYN: steatorrhea.
- gastric i. SYN: dyspepsia.
- nervous i. i. caused by emotional upsets or stress.

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in·di·ges·tion -jes(h)-chən n
1) inability to digest or difficulty in digesting food: incomplete or imperfect digestion of food
2) a case or attack of indigestion marked esp. by a burning sensation or discomfort in the upper abdomen

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n.
see dyspepsia

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in·di·ges·tion (in″dĭ-jesґchən) lack or failure of digestion; commonly used to denote vague abdominal discomfort after meals.

Medical dictionary. 2011.