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undigestion

undigestion noun: lack of digestion, or poor digestion.

Noun

undigestion (uncountable)

  1. Lack of digestion, or poor digestion.
    • The presence of food in any state of digestion or undigestion in the ileum must be a source of irritation and danger.1905, Journal of the Medical Society of New Jersey, volume 2, page 271
    • A new word was introduced recently into English — undigestion. This simply refers to a lack of movement of food in the stomach and small intestine and responds to treatment with domperidone.2000, Trevor Stone, L. Gail Darlington, Pills, Potions and Poisons : How Drugs Work

Origin of undigestion

From un- + digestion.

Questions about undigestion

What does undigestion mean?
Undigestion means lack of digestion, or poor digestion.
What part of speech is undigestion?
Undigestion is a noun.

Words near undigestion in the dictionary

  1. undigested
  2. undigestedness
  3. undigestibility
  4. undigestible
  5. undigesting
  6. undigestion
  7. undiggable
  8. undigged
  9. undigging
  10. undight
  11. undighted

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