Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
[ zol-ing-er-el-uh-suhn ]
/ ˈzɒl ɪŋ ərˈɛl ə sən /
noun Pathology.
a condition in which a gastrin-secreting tumor of the pancreas or small intestine causes excessive secretion of gastric juice, leading to intractable peptic ulcers.
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Origin of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Named after Robert Milton Zollinger (1903–92) and Edwin Homer Ellison (1918–70), U.S. surgeons, who described it in 1955
Words nearby Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
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Medical definitions for Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
[ zŏl′ĭn-jər-ĕl′ĭ-sən ]
n.
A gastrointestinal disease characterized by chronic peptic ulcers, gastric hypersecretion, and gastrinomas of the pancreatic islets of Langerhans.
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