peptic ulcer

peptic ulcer

n

(Medicine / Pathology) 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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

peptic ulcer - an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract peptic ulceration ulcer, ulceration - a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue duodenal ulcer - a peptic ulcer of the duodenum gastric ulcer - a peptic ulcer of the stomach

Translations

peptic ulcer

n → Magengeschwür nt