peptic
adjective
pep·tic
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Definition of peptic
1
: relating to or promoting digestion : digestive
2
: of, relating to, producing, or caused by pepsin
peptic digestion
3
: connected with or resulting from the action of digestive juices
a peptic ulcer
Examples of peptic in a Sentence
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Two days after arriving home, he was admitted to Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center, where he was treated for a bleeding peptic ulcer related to his stressful ordeal. — Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: TSA to the rescue: Agents in Minneapolis save life of Chula Vista man," 23 Aug. 2019 In the course of looking at these symptoms, experts have diagnosed everything from anxiety to agoraphobia, appendicitis, hepatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, lactose intolerance, malaria, OCD, and peptic ulcer. — National Geographic, "The Troubled Minds of the Rich and Famous," 9 Apr. 2016 In the course of looking at these symptoms, experts have diagnosed everything from anxiety to agoraphobia, appendicitis, hepatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, lactose intolerance, malaria, OCD, and peptic ulcer. — National Geographic, "The Troubled Minds of the Rich and Famous," 9 Apr. 2016 Acid reducers treat painful ailments including GERD (gastroesophogeal reflux disease), heartburn and peptic ulcers. — Bradley J. Fikes, chicagotribune.com, "Popular stomach acid blockers linked to higher death rates," 3 July 2017 Acid reducers treat painful ailments including GERD (gastroesophogeal reflux disease), heartburn and peptic ulcers. — Bradley J. Fikes, The Seattle Times, "Popular stomach acid blockers linked to higher death rates," 3 July 2017 Acid reducers treat painful ailments including GERD (gastroesophogeal reflux disease), heartburn and peptic ulcers. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Popular stomach acid blockers linked to higher death rates," 3 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'peptic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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