Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

[ zol-ing-er-el-uh-suhn ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. a condition in which a gastrin-secreting tumor of the pancreas or small intestine causes excessive secretion of gastric juice, leading to intractable peptic ulcers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome¹

Named after Robert Milton Zollinger (1903–92) and Edwin Homer Ellison (1918–70), U.S. surgeons, who described it in 1955

Example Sentences

A rare disease called Zollinger-Ellison syndrome may also cause peptic ulcers.

From US News

Because the girl has a gut bleed and too much stomach acid, Adams suggests a weird but very House-like illness: Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, a hormonal disease.

From Time

She suffers from Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, which involves a small tumor in her intestines, and has only four days worth of medicine left to treat it.

From New York Times