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stomach ulcer

American  
[stuhm-uhk uhl-ser] / ˈstʌm ək ˌʌl sər /

noun

  • stomach ulcers
    plural
  1. a peptic ulcer occurring in the stomach.


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If, say, you’ve had a stomach ulcer, the bot would recommend a painkiller that’s easy on the gut.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

The fight, initially scheduled for July, was postponed in May on medical advice after Tyson suffered from a stomach ulcer flare-up which he has now revealed was more serious than it first appeared.

From BBC Nov. 17, 2024

The cause was complications of emergency surgery for a stomach ulcer, a Diageo spokesman said.

From New York Times Jun. 14, 2023

Suddenly, the stomach ulcer is just one of a large set of problems you are dealing with!

From Washington Post Oct. 21, 2022

Now last week I had a case with an ooze in the peritoneal cavity, and by golly if it wasn't a stomach ulcer that I hadn't suspected and——There.

From Main Street by Sinclair Lewis

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