#apepsie
- Apeptic — Suffering from apepsia or relating to the total absence of pepsin secretion and proper gastric digestion; characterized by the lack of proteolytic enzymes in the gastric juice. This term describes a severe dysfunctional state of the stomach mucosa, being closely linked to profound atrophic gastritis.
- Apepsia — A severe form of digestive dysfunction characterized by the total absence or complete cessation of pepsin and hydrochloric acid secretion in the gastric juice, leading to the stomach's inability to perform the chemical breakdown of proteins. This pathological phenomenon is frequently associated with advanced stages of atrophic gastritis and pernicious anemia.