1a. Of, relating to, or assisting digestion: peptic secretion.b. Induced by or associated with the action of digestive secretions: a peptic ulcer.2. Of, relating to, or involving pepsin. 3. Capable of digesting.
NOUN:
A digestive agent.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin pepticus, from Greek peptikos, digested, from peptos, from peptein, to digest. See pekw- in Appendix I.
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