duodenal ulcer

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noun Pathology.

a peptic ulcer located in the duodenum.

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After his father died in 1940 while recovering from surgery for a duodenal ulcer, his mother took in lodgers to support the family.
David Prowse, English actor and weightlifter who embodied Darth Vader, dies at 85|Louie Estrada|November 29, 2020|Washington Post
Indeed, Rep. Paul Ryan may talk a good game about the poor, but his policies still give social-justice advocates an ulcer.
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The doctors suspected a heart issue or an ulcer and recommended he follow up with his regular physician.
No Answers in Death of Technician Linked to Andrew Breitbart|Christine Pelisek|November 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Talk about a Super Tuesday designed to give all parties involved a massive ulcer.
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Buffered and enteric-coated aspirin do not eliminate the risk of developing an ulcer.
Could a Daily Aspirin Be Deadly?|Arthur Agatston, M.D.|February 23, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Except in gastric ulcer, the danger lies in the retching produced, and the tube can safely be used if the patient takes it easily.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
When found in the fluid removed after a test-meal, it commonly points toward ulcer or carcinoma.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Recognition of occult hemorrhage has its greatest value in diagnosis of gastric cancer and ulcer.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
And among others, Sir J. Denham he told me he had cured, after it was come to an ulcer all over his face, to a miracle.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys
It chanced one day, when he was fifteen, he went into the woods, and the ulcer pained him.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI|Robert Louis Stevenson