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peptic ulcer
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noun Pathology.
an erosion of the mucous membrane of the lower esophagus, stomach, or duodenum, caused in part by the corrosive action of the gastric juice.
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Origin of peptic ulcer
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby peptic ulcer
pepsinate, pepsinogen, pep someone up, peptalk, peptic, peptic ulcer, peptidase, peptide, peptide bond, peptidolytic, peptize
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How to use peptic ulcer in a sentence
When calcium carbonate was used to treat peptic ulcers, doctors often gave patients 20 to 60 grams of the neutralizing agent per day, and they noted, on average, that up to 35 percent of patients developed toxic symptoms.
The most characteristic symptom of the peptic ulcer is, as has been stated, hemorrhage.
British Dictionary definitions for peptic ulcer
peptic ulcer
noun
pathol an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining those parts of the alimentary tract exposed to digestive juices. It can occur in the oesophagus, the stomach, the duodenum, the jejunum, or in parts of the ileum
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