peptic

English

Etymology

From Latin pepticus, from Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “digestion”), a form of πέσσω (péssō).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛptɪk/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈpeptɪk/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈpeptək/

Adjective

peptic (not comparable)

1. Of, pertaining to, capable of, or aiding digestion.
2. Of or pertaining to pepsin.

Derived terms

• acidopeptic
• bradypeptic
• eupeptic
• hypopeptic
• mucopeptic
• nonpeptic
• peptic ulcer

Translations

of, pertaining to digestion

Bulgarian: храносмилателен (hranosmilatelen) Greek: πεπτικός (el) (peptikós) Italian: peptico (it) Russian: пищевари́тельный (ru) (piščevarítelʹnyj) Spanish: péptico

Noun

peptic (plural peptics)

1. An agent that promotes digestion.
2. (in the plural) The digestive organs.
   • 1842, Alfred Tennyson, “Will Waterproof’s Lyrical Monologue”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 186:

     But though the port surpasses praise, / My nerves have dealt with stiffer. / Is there some magic in the place? / Or do my peptics differ?