Relating to the stomach, to gastric digestion, or to pepsin A. SYN: pepsic. [G. peptikos, fr. pepto, to digest]
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pep·tic 'pep-tik adj
1) relating to or promoting digestion: DIGESTIVE
2) of, relating to, producing, or caused by pepsin <\peptic digestion>
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adj.
1. relating to pepsin.
2. relating to digestion.
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pep·tic (pepґtik) [Gr. peptikos] 1. pertaining to pepsin. 2. pertaining to digestion or to other actions of gastric juice.Medical dictionary. 2011.