Pepsis
9.9
The way the body breaks down food
- noun
- /ˈpɛpsɪs/
- Archaic
:
pepsis
Examples
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One Manhattan, two pepsis, and an ice water, please.
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"You'll have to mitigate me with a week's worth of fruit and, uh... two Pepsis."
Fiction book (1997) -
He notes in the video that we could simply consume half of our Diet Pepsis and world hunger would end.
Blog text (21) -
Digestion or pepsis is essential for breaking down food into nutrients.
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The doctor explained that good pepsis is vital for maintaining overall health.
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Problems with pepsis can lead to nutritional deficiencies and other health issues.
Synonyms
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2.1
The body breaks food into small parts it can use
is the archaic or medical name for that same bodily process
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pepsis comes from an old Greek word meaning 'digestion' or 'cooking' of food, and it is the same root as peptic and pepsin, so it helps you remember it means the body's process of breaking food into energy.