nervous indigestion
1indigestion — Nonspecific term for a variety of symptoms resulting from a failure of proper digestion and absorption of food in the alimentary tract. acid i. i. resulting from hyperchlorhydria; often used by the laity as a synonym for pyrosis …
2Walter C. Alvarez — For his grandson, the American geology professor, see Walter Alvarez. Walter Clement Alvarez (1884 ndash;June 18 1978) was an American doctor of Spanish descent. He authored several dozen books on medicine, and wrote Introductions and Forewords… …
3digestive system disease — Introduction any of the diseases that affect the human digestive tract. Such disorders may affect the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), pancreas, liver, or biliary tract. A prevalent disorder of the digestive… …
4disease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condition of ill health Nouns 1. disease, illness, sickness, ailment, ailing; morbidity, infirmity, ailment, indisposition; complaint, disorder, malady; functional disorder. 2. condition, affliction,… …
5endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… …
6Antacid — A spilled bottle of antacid tablets An antacid is a substance which neutralizes stomach acidity. Contents 1 Mechanism of action …
7Depression: Emergence — The word depression has a number of meanings, depending on the discipline. Within neurophysiology, it refers to a decrease in the brain’s electrical activity causing, for example, cortical depression. For the pharmacologist, depression means… …
8Depression and Mood Disorders: Emergence — The word depression has a number of meanings, depending on the discipline. Within neurophysiology, it refers to a decrease in the brain’s electrical activity causing, for example, cortical depression. For the pharmacologist, depression means… …
9mental disorder — Any illness with a psychological origin, manifested either in symptoms of emotional distress or in abnormal behaviour. Most mental disorders can be broadly classified as either psychoses or neuroses (see neurosis; psychosis). Psychoses (e.g.,… …
10dyspepsia — Impaired gastric function or “upset stomach” due to some disorder of the stomach; characterized by epigastric pain, sometimes burning, nausea, and gaseous eructation. SYN: gastric indigestion. [dys + G. pepsis, di …
