peptic

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54.--A highly magnified view of a peptic or gastric gland, which is represented as giving off branches.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or assisting digestion: peptic secretion.
  2. adjective Induced by or associated with the action of digestive secretions: a peptic ulcer.
  3. adjective Of, relating to, or involving pepsin.
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  • The conditions analyzed included premature deaths from common infectious diseases, cervical cancers, appendicitis, maternal deaths, hypertension, stroke, diabetes, peptic ulcers and traffic accidents, all of which could be avoided through medical care or health policy changes. —  GEN News Highlights
  • As voracious as piranhas they make mince meat of stomach cells, causing bleeding and peptic ulcers that could eventually perforate.
  • Unnoticed undiagnosed blood loss - from the stomach if there is a bleeding peptic ulcer, the intestines if there are polyps, the rectum if there are bleeding piles - can result in anaemia. —  Find Me A Cure
  • * Features fascinating case studies, including the discovery and development of erythromycin analogs, Tagamet, and Ultiva (remifentanil) * Discusses the discovery of medications for bacterial infections, Parkinson's disease, psoriasis, peptic ulcers, atopic dermatitis, asthma, and cancer —  AvaxHome RSS:
  • 54.--A highly magnified view of a peptic or gastric gland, which is represented as giving off branches. —  A Practical Physiology
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  1. Latin pepticus, from Greek peptikos, digested, from peptos, from peptein, to digest; see pekw- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Greek πεπτικός, conducive to digestion, from πέπτειν, cook, digest, = Latin coquere, cook, digest: see cook.
 

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/ˈpɛptɪk/
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