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gastric ulcer

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noun Pathology.
  1. a peptic ulcer located in the stomach's inner wall, caused in part by the corrosive action of the gastric juice on the mucous membrane.
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Origin of gastric ulcer

First recorded in 1905–10
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British Dictionary definitions for gastric ulcer

gastric ulcer

noun
  1. an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining the stomachCompare peptic ulcer
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gastric ulcer in Medicine

gastric ulcer

n.
  1. An ulcer in the mucous membrane of the stomach.
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