gastric ulcer

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noun Pathology.

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

Words nearby gastric ulcer

gastric reflux, gastric secretin, gastric stapling, gastric tetany, gastric triangle, gastric ulcer, gastric vertigo, gastrin, gastrinoma, gastritis, gastritis cystica polyposa

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How to use gastric ulcer in a sentence

Vaccines have fewer side effects than virtually any other drug you wouldn’t even think twice about taking—aspirin, for instance, which can cause internal bleeding, gastric ulcers, stroke.
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Proper use could lead to weight loss and reduction in gastric reflux.
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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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That could be the difference between needing a gastric tube or not or needing a wheelchair or not.
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But after surgery to put a gastric band in place, he reportedly shed almost 90 pounds, and today he looks in relatively good form.
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In July, Governor Christie told ABC News that he would never consider gastric bypass because it was “too risky.”
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(b) Diseases of the stomach associated with deficient hydrochloric acid, as chronic gastritis and gastric cancer.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
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
It is secreted by the gastric glands, and is transformed into pepsin by the action of a free acid.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The presence of lactic acid is the most suggestive single symptom of gastric cancer.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Considerable numbers of pus-corpuscles have been found in some cases of gastric cancer.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

British Dictionary definitions for gastric ulcer

gastric ulcer

noun

an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining the stomachCompare peptic ulcer

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for gastric ulcer

gastric ulcer

An ulcer in the mucous membrane of the stomach.