Disease or Syndrome
chronic atrophic gastritis
Subclass of:
Gastritis
Definitions related to gastritis, atrophic:
  • (gastric atrophy) A condition in which the stomach muscles shrink and become weak. The digestive (peptic) glands may also shrink, resulting in a lack of digestive juices.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • GASTRITIS with atrophy of the GASTRIC MUCOSA, the GASTRIC PARIETAL CELLS, and the mucosal glands leading to ACHLORHYDRIA. Atrophic gastritis usually progresses from chronic gastritis.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (atrophic gastritis) Atrophic gastritis (AG) is a histopathological entity that is characterized by chronic inflammation of the gastric mucosa with loss of gastric glandular cells and replacement by intestinal-type epithelium, pyloric-type glands, and fibrous tissue.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • (chronic atrophic gastritis) Atrophic gastritis that is persistent and long-standing.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Atrophic gastritis is a histopathologic entity characterized by chronic inflammation of the gastric mucosa with loss of gastric glandular cells and replacement by intestinal-type epithelium, pyloric-type glands, and fibrous tissue. Atrophy of the gastric mucosa is the endpoint of chronic processes, such as chronic gastritis associated...
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
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