Disease or Syndrome
duodenal ulcer
[ doo-uh-deen-l, dyoo- | doo-od-n-uhl uhl-ser ]
Subclass of:
Peptic Ulcer
Definitions related to duodenal ulcer:
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A PEPTIC ULCER located in the DUODENUM.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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An erosion of the mucous membrane in a portion of the duodenum.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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An ulcer in the duodenal wall.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Peptic ulcer located in the duodenum, the shortest and widest portion of the small intestine adjacent to the pylorus of the stomach.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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A disorder characterized by a circumscribed, erosive lesion on the mucosal surface of the duodenal wall.Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsU.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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