dyspepsia

n. abdominal pain or discomfort that may be caused by ulcers; gastroesophageal reflux (i.e., acid reflux, acid indigestion, or heartburn); gallstones; and, rarely, stomach or pancreatic cancer, although in a majority of cases the cause is unknown. Functional dyspepsia (formerly called nonulcer dyspepsia) describes the condition when other medical illnesses have been excluded; it may be experienced, for example, after eating too much or too quickly or eating during stressful situations. See also gastroduodenal ulceration.

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Psychology term of the day

January 5th 2025

common region

a recently introduced gestalt principle of organization, stating that objects sharing a common bounded region of space appear to belong together and tend to be perceived as a distinct group. For example, animals in a fenced-in enclosure are more likely to be seen as a group than are the same distribution of animals arrayed in open space. Also called law of common region; principle of common region. [proposed in 1992 by U.S. psychologist Stephen E. Palmer (1948– )]