Apepsia
Definition
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.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Apepsia
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, regular specialized gastroenterology terminology paradigm. |
| Formation | Neoclassical medical borrowing from the Greek roots denoting a complete lack of functional digestive breakdown. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.pep.ˈsi.e] |
| Source | International Classification of Gastrointestinal Diseases and Clinical Syndromes |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Instalarea unei apepsii complete împiedică asimilarea corectă a nutrienților esențiali din bolul alimentar.
EN: The onset of complete apepsia prevents the correct assimilation of essential nutrients from the food bolus.
RO: Examenul de laborator a confirmat diagnosticul de apepsie, evidențiind un pH gastric extrem de ridicat.
EN: The laboratory test confirmed the diagnosis of apepsia, revealing an extremely high gastric pH.
RO: Tratamentul pentru o asemenea apepsie include administrarea de substituenți enzimatici pe termen lung.
EN: The treatment for such an apepsia includes the long-term administration of enzyme substitutes.
Idioms & Phrases
Apepsie gastrică / Gastric apepsia
RO: Incapacitatea chimică strictă a mucoasei stomacale de a genera enzime proteolitice active.
EN: The strict chemical inability of the stomach mucosa to generate active proteolytic enzymes.
Simptome de apepsie / Symptoms of apepsia
RO: Manifestări clinice caracterizate prin greutate abdominală severă, balonare și malabsorbție cronică.
EN: Clinical manifestations characterized by severe abdominal heaviness, bloating, and chronic malabsorption.
Apepsie atrofică / Atrophic apepsia
RO: Absența secreției digestive survenit ca urmare a distrugerii complete a glandelor gastrice principale.
EN: The absence of digestive secretion occurring as a result of the complete destruction of the main gastric glands.
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