Gastric-ulcer
noun, Pathology.
1.
a peptic ulcer located in the stomach’s inner wall, caused in part by the corrosive action of the gastric juice on the mucous membrane.
noun
1.
an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining the stomach Compare peptic ulcer
gastric ulcer n.
An ulcer in the mucous membrane of the stomach.
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