Gastritis
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| Gastritis | |
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| Term | Gastritis |
| Short definition | gastrinoma (gas-trih-NOH-muh) A tumor that causes an overproduction of stomach acid. It usually starts in the duodenum (first part of the small intestine that connects to the stomach) or the islet cells of the pancreas. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
gastritis - (pronounced) (gas-TRY-tis) Inflammation of the gastric mucosa
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