stomach ulcer
Americannoun
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stomach ulcers
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The necropsy found that highly pathogenic avian influenza was the “primary underlying cause of her decline,” and that the infection caused a severe stomach ulcer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
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
The stomach ulcer is most common in women of twenty or thirty; servant girls, shoemakers, and tailors are frequently attacked.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
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