Medical Definition of Barrett's syndrome
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Chronic peptic ulceration of the lower oesophagus, which is lined by columnar epithelium, resembling the mucosa of the gastric cardia, acquired as a result of long-standing chronic oesophagitis; oesophageal stricture with reflux, and adenocarcinoma, also have been reported.
Synonym: Barrett's oesophagus.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barrett's Syndrome
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