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dyspepsia

noun

C1CEFR level
85/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

Persistent or recurrent discomfort centred in the upper abdomen, commonly felt as fullness, bloating or burning.

We started him on a proton pump inhibitor for his functional dyspepsia before considering further tests.

Similar: indigestion

Topic: Gastroenterology in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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