Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome definition - medical

Zol·lin·ger-El·li·son syndrome (zŏlˈĭn-jər-ĕlˈĭ-sən)

noun
A gastrointestinal disease characterized by chronic peptic ulcers, gastric hypersecretion, and gastrinomas of the pancreatic islets of Langerhans.

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