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)
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