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dyspepsia [2 records]

Record 1 2013-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Digestive Tract
DEF

A term usually applied to functional derangements of digestion due to nervous or reflex causes without demonstrable pathological changes in the stomach. They are characterized by symptoms such as vague abdominal discomfort, flatulence, heartburn.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil digestif
DEF

Terme imprécis par lequel on désigne des troubles digestifs, plus particulièrement gastriques, qui ne paraissent pas en rapport avec une affection organique de l'estomac ou de la vésicule biliaire, et spécialement les manifestations douloureuses qui, par leur caractère non systématisé, se distinguent des syndromes bien individualisés. Les principaux signes de dyspepsie sont les pesanteurs et gonflements de l'épigastre, les brûlures d'estomac, les nausées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Aparato digestivo
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Record 2 2004-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Digestive Tract
DEF

A condition of disturbed digestion characterized by nausea, heartburn, pain, gas, and a sense of fullness due to local causes or to disease elsewhere in the body: indigestion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil digestif
DEF

Troubles digestifs fonctionnels, surtout de l'estomac, sans lésion organique évidente.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aparato digestivo
DEF

Digestión difícil y dolorosa que puede incluir flatulencia, acidez, náusea y vómito.

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