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The word “dyspepsia,” from the ancient Greek for bad digestion, refers to symptoms of discomfort or pain all over the epigastric region, related (increased or decreased) to meals or food and believed to originate from the upper digestive tract (most often the stomach).
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Poitras, P. (2022). Dyspepsia . In: Poitras, P., Bilodeau, M., Bouin, M., Ghia, JE. (eds) The Digestive System: From Basic Sciences to Clinical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98381-9_12
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