Medical Definition of Gastric ulcers

1. Criteria for benignity: projection beyond luminal contour, depth greater than width, smooth fading of gastric folds, lesser curvature (not reliable), concomitant duodenal ulcers, Hampden's line (1-mm lucent line), persistent pooling of barium in crater see also: Carman meniscus sign (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gastric Ulcers

gastric mucosa
gastric narrowing
gastric neurasthenia
gastric outlet obstruction
gastric pit
gastric plexuses of autonomic system
gastric polyps
gastric smear
gastric smear
gastric stapling
gastric stump
gastric surface of spleen
gastric tetany
gastric ulcer
gastric ulcer
gastric ulcers (current term)
gastric varices
gastric vein
gastric veins
gastric vertigo
gastric volvulus
gastriloquist
gastriloquy
gastrin
gastrin
gastrin-releasing peptide
gastrinase
gastrinoma
gastrins
gastrins

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