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hyperpepsia

The English word “hyperpepsia” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

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

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