duodenal ulcer
Americannoun
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He was declared dead at the jail, and the medical examiner later noted that his gastrointestinal tract was filled with blood caused by duodenal ulcers.
From Los Angeles Times
Taken internally, calendula may relieve throat infections, improve digestion, and heal gastric and duodenal ulcers.
From National Geographic
His brother Christopher died from a perforated duodenal ulcer at the age of 21.
From BBC
After his father died in 1940 while recovering from surgery for a duodenal ulcer, his mother took in lodgers to support the family.
From Washington Post
They are more likely than women to develop inguinal hernias, aortic aneurysms, gout, kidney stones, bladder cancer, emphysema, duodenal ulcers and alcoholism.
From Washington Post
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