peptic ulcer

noun

medical

: a painful sore inside the stomach or another part of the digestive system

Examples of peptic ulcer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, the breakdown of this protective layer allows digestive acids to reach and damage the stomach and intestinal walls, leading to a peptic ulcer. —Lindsay Curtis, Health, 27 July 2024

Alcohol use also is a risk factor for pancreatitis, gastritis, gastro-esophageal reflux disease and peptic ulcer disease, as well as a potential aggravator of mental and behavioral disorders. —Isabella Cueto and J. Emory Parker, STAT, 27 June 2024

Springsteen, 78, suspended touring in September to recover from a peptic ulcer disease. —Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024

Askew died of a ruptured peptic ulcer the next day in a hospital. —Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 2 June 2024

Medical Definition

peptic ulcer

noun

: an ulcer in the wall of the stomach or duodenum resulting from the digestive action of the gastric juice on the mucous membrane when the latter is rendered susceptible to its action (as from infection with the bacterium Helicobacter pylori or the chronic use of NSAIDs)