DUODENAL ULCER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does duodenal ulcer mean? 

• DUODENAL ULCER (noun)
  The noun DUODENAL ULCER has 1 sense:

1. a peptic ulcer of the duodenum

  Familiarity information: DUODENAL ULCER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DUODENAL ULCER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A peptic ulcer of the duodenum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("duodenal ulcer" is a kind of...):

peptic ulcer; peptic ulceration (an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract)

 Context examples 

Recurrent gastric and duodenal ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori infections are treated with antibiotic therapy.

(Anti-ulcer Agent, NCI Thesaurus)