gastrinoma
noun
gas·tri·no·ma
ˌgas-trə-ˈnō-mə
plural gastrinomas also gastrinomata
-mət-ə
: a tumor that often involves blood vessels, usually occurs in the pancreas or the wall of the duodenum, and produces excessive amounts of gastrin which stimulates gastric-acid secretion and consequent formation of ulcers especially in the duodenum and the jejunum see zollinger-ellison syndrome
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