| NOUN | state | peptic ulcer, peptic ulceration | an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract |
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| Meaning | An ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract. | |
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| Synonym | peptic ulceration | |
| Narrower | duodenal ulcer | A peptic ulcer of the duodenum |
| gastric ulcer | A peptic ulcer of the stomach | |
| Broader | ulcer, ulceration | A circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue |
| Spanish | úlcera péptica | |
| Catalan | úlcera pèptica | |
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