Bradypepsia

Internal Medicine, Physiology

Also known as: Slow digestion

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Bradypepsia is a medical term referring to a condition of slowed digestion within the stomach. This definition is derived from the Greek roots for slow and digestion.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

BRADYPEPSIA (from the Greek bradys—slow and pepsis—digestion), slowed digestion in the stomach.

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“Bradypepsia.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/bradypepsia/