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Definition of Gastric ulcer

1. Noun. A peptic ulcer of the stomach.

Definition of Gastric ulcer

1. Noun. (pathology) A peptic ulcer located at stomach. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Gastric ulcer

1. An ulcer in the mucosal lining of the stomach. Ulcer formation results from gastric inflammation that may be triggered by the use of alcohol, aspirin or non-steroidal anti-inflammatories agents. Symptoms include recurrent abdominal pains (may be relieved by antacids), nausea, vomiting, weight loss and fatigue. Complications include GI bleeding, obstruction, perforation and ulcer penetration into surrounding tissues. Treatment includes the avoidance of alcohol, smoking, aspirin, anti-inflammatories and caffeine. Medications such as antacids or H2 antagonists (for example cimetidine, ranitidine) or proton pump inhibitors (omeprazole) have been shown to be effective treatment. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gastric Ulcer

Literary usage of Gastric ulcer

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

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1916)
"Bacteriological and Experimental Studies on gastric ulcer.—Many studies and experiments have been undertaken to determine the pathological process in ..."

2. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"A gastric ulcer is more likely to spread when the gastric juice is ... This may explain the condition of delayed healing of acute gastric ulcer in man. ..."

3. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1922)
"The desirability of excising a gastric ulcer, unless local conditions ... The subsequent course of patients operated on for gastric ulcer is not so ..."

4. The Lancet (1898)
"It was noteworthy that in almost every case of acute gastric ulcer there was a previous history pointing to chlorosis. The site of the ulcer was variable ..."

5. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1905)
"gastric ulcer manifests itself by very different preliminary symptoms in different cases. Hemorrhage, pain, dyspeptic symptoms and vomiting are among the ..."

6. A Text-book of the practice of medicine by James Meschter Anders (1911)
"The prevalence of gastric ulcer in the various countries is shown by the statistics of CP Howard; he analyzed the records of 161599 cases treated in ..."

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