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-pepsia

A word ending that means digestion.

PEP-see-uh suffix

What it means

The ending of words about digesting food. Dyspepsia is indigestion: an upset, full or burning feeling in the upper belly. Pepsin, an enzyme in the stomach that breaks down protein, comes from the same Greek root, and a peptic ulcer is a sore in the lining exposed to stomach acid and pepsin.

Related terms

dys-

A word beginning that means difficult, painful or not working normally.

ulcer

An open sore where the skin or the lining of an organ has broken down.

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