Definition of Peptic ulcer

1. Noun. An ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract.

Exact synonyms: Peptic Ulceration
Generic synonyms: Ulcer, Ulceration
Specialized synonyms: Duodenal Ulcer, Gastric Ulcer

Definition of Peptic ulcer

1. Noun. (pathology) An ulcer of an area of the gastrointestinal tract. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Peptic ulcer

1. An ulcer in the wall of the stomach or duodenum resulting from the digestive action of the gastric juice on the mucous membrane when the latter is rendered susceptible to its action. (13 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Peptic Ulcer

pepsinogenous
pepsinogens
pepsins
pepsinuria
pepstatin
pepstatins
peptalk
peptalked
peptalking
peptalks
peptic
peptic-ulcer
peptic cell
peptic digestion
peptic gland
peptic ulcer (current term)
peptic ulcer perforation
peptic ulceration
peptichemio
peptics
peptid
peptidase
peptidase D
peptidase P
peptidases
peptide
peptide N-alpha acetyltransferase
peptide antibiotic lactonase
peptide bond
peptide bonds

Literary usage of Peptic ulcer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Medical Clinics of North America by Michael C. Fiore, Stephen S. Entman, Charles B. Rush (1922)
"CHARLES W. McCLURE EVANS MEMORIAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF peptic ulcer, BASED UPON CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AND EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS ON PATIENTS THERE is ..."

2. Contributions to Medical and Biological Research by William Osler (1919)
"TUMOR FORMATION WITH peptic ulcer BY CHARLES G. STOCKTON, BUFFALO, NY CHRONIC peptic ulcer, especially near the pylorus, whether occurring in stomach or ..."

3. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Glise, H. Epidemiology in peptic ulcer disease. Current status and future aspects. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. Supplement 175:13-8, 1990. ..."

4. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1921)
"Mayo, С. Н.: The Surgical Treatment of peptic ulcer. Chicago Л/. Rec.. 1921, xliii, 41. ... peptic ulcer is not due to trauma in the sense of injury. ..."

5. Repressive Legislation of the Republic of South Africa by Elizabeth S. Landis, United Nations Unit on Apartheid (1898)
"THE peptic ulcer-GASTRIC AND DUODENAL. The round, perforating, or simple ulcer is usually single, and occurs in the stomach and in the duodenum as i'ar as ..."

6. Collected Papers by the Staff of Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic by Saint Marys Hospital (Rochester, Minn.) (1921)
"THE ROENTGEN DIAGNOSIS AND LOCALIZATION OF peptic ulcer* RD CARMAN For a long time there has been a controversy over the relative merits of surgical ..."

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