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gastric ulcer

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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British Dictionary definitions for gastric ulcer

gastric ulcer

noun

an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining the stomachCompare peptic ulcer
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Medical definitions for gastric ulcer

gastric ulcer

n.

An ulcer in the mucous membrane of the stomach.
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