PEPTIC ULCERATION

 Dictionary entry overview: What does peptic ulceration mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEPTIC ULCERATION (noun)

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 ulceration" 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 ulceration"):

duodenal ulcer (a peptic ulcer of the duodenum)

gastric ulcer (a peptic ulcer of the stomach)