Clinical Diagnosis · Digestive System · Medium
Dyspepsia
Meaning: Indigestion: upper abdominal discomfort or burning, often related to eating.
In practice: Usually benign, but new persistent symptoms with weight loss in someone over 55 are a red flag for gastric or oesophageal cancer.
Word parts
- dys- means difficult or abnormal
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