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dyspeptic

Short Definition : suffering from indigestion; N. dyspepsia: indigestion; difficulty in digesting food

Definition
(noun) a person suffering from indigestion Definition
(adj) suffering from dyspepsia Definition
(adj) irritable as if suffering from indigestion
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for dyspeptic

dys (means not functioning properly) + peptic.. pepsin..is an ENZYME...WHICH BREAKS DOWN THE FOOD PARTICLES AND HELPS IN DIGESTION,...SO if this enzyme stops functioning..then the problem of INDIGESTION occures.

sounds like THIS PEPSI...I wont drink this pepsi because it may create indigestion to me.

Note that many of the words with roots from body organs mean irritable. Examples: splenetic, spleen, bilious, dyspeptic, livery, and liverish.

dyspeptic = dys + peptic; dys ( means not) + peptic ( pepsin enzyme to help indigestion.

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dy( dye= color filling) peptic= pepsi, U drank that dye pepsi, as a result u are suffering from indigestion.

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