duodenal ulcer

noun

, Pathology.

1. a peptic ulcer located in the duodenum.

Example Sentences

He was declared dead at the jail, and the medical examiner later noted that his gastrointestinal tract was filled with blood caused by duodenal ulcers.

From Los Angeles Times

Taken internally, calendula may relieve throat infections, improve digestion, and heal gastric and duodenal ulcers.

From National Geographic

His brother Christopher died from a perforated duodenal ulcer at the age of 21.

From BBC

After his father died in 1940 while recovering from surgery for a duodenal ulcer, his mother took in lodgers to support the family.

From Washington Post

They are more likely than women to develop inguinal hernias, aortic aneurysms, gout, kidney stones, bladder cancer, emphysema, duodenal ulcers and alcoholism.

From Washington Post