PEPTIC ULCER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does peptic ulcer mean? 

• PEPTIC ULCER (noun)
  The noun PEPTIC ULCER has 1 sense:

1. an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract

  Familiarity information: PEPTIC ULCER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEPTIC ULCER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

peptic ulcer; peptic ulceration

Hypernyms ("peptic ulcer" is a kind of...):

ulcer; ulceration (a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "peptic ulcer"):

duodenal ulcer (a peptic ulcer of the duodenum)

gastric ulcer (a peptic ulcer of the stomach)

 Context examples 

Some species are associated with gastric and peptic ulcers and gastric cancer.

(Helicobacter, NCI Thesaurus)

Inflammation is associated with a whole host of conditions such as asthma, diabetes, peptic ulcers, rheumatoid arthritis, and many others.

(Humans More Unique than Expected When It Comes to Digesting Fatty Meals, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Peptic ulcers may be linked to cancer and other diseases.

(Peptic Ulcer, NCI Dictionary)

A question about whether an individual has or had gastric or peptic ulcers.

(Has Gastric or Peptic Ulcer, NCI Thesaurus)

Peptic ulcers happen when the acids that help you digest food damage the walls of the stomach or duodenum.

(Peptic Ulcer, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

A peptic ulcer situated in the duodenum.

(Duodenal Ulcer, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It is associated with the development of peptic ulcer and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma.

(Helicobacter Pylori Infection, NCI Thesaurus)

The latter is characterized by the presence of peptic ulcer, gastroesophageal reflux disease, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and malabsorption.

(Pancreatic Gastrinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

H. mustelae is part of the normal flora of the ferret gastrointestinal tract and causes peptic ulcer disease and chronic atrophic gastritis.

(Helicobacter mustelae, NCI Thesaurus)

If you have symptoms of a peptic ulcer, your doctor will test your blood, breath or stool to see if it contains H. pylori.

(Helicobacter Pylori Infections, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)