Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

[ zol-ing-er-el-uh-suhn ]

/ ˈzɒl ɪŋ ərˈɛl ə sən /

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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

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How to use Zollinger-Ellison syndrome in a sentence

Advanced maternal age dramatically increases the risk of maternal mortality as well as birth defects like Down Syndrome.
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The 1980s series followed in that tradition with episodes from Harlan Ellison, Arthur C. Clarke, and Anne Collins.
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In 1975, Sesame Street became the first children's program to feature someone with Down Syndrome.
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He doesn't believe in my zeal for efficiency at Mudros; he thinks my little plan is to work General Ellison into the billet.
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She was examined by my chief clerk and admitted she heard all that was said in the room where Ellison died.
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Mrs. Barker tells me you had a heavy fall, too, Miss Ellison.
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What do you estimate the value of the articles stolen, Mr. Ellison?
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For breaking into the house of Squire Ellison, of Tipping, that's what it's for.
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Medical definitions for Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

[ zŏl′ĭn-jər-ĕl′ĭ-sən ]

A gastrointestinal disease characterized by chronic peptic ulcers, gastric hypersecretion, and gastrinomas of the pancreatic islets of Langerhans.