peptic ulcer

noun

medical

: a painful sore inside the stomach or another part of the digestive system

Examples of peptic ulcer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rocker Resumes Tour After Postponing Dates Due to Peptic Ulcer Disease In March, Springsteen resumed his world tour with the E Street Band after postponing several of his 2023 dates due to peptic ulcer disease. —Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024

After postponing several of his 2023 tour dates due to peptic ulcer disease, Springsteen returned to the stage late last month. —Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024

Springsteen then later postponed numerous tour dates due to his treatment (and recovery) for peptic ulcer disease. —Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2024

And it’s been quite a wait — a much longer one than originally expected — given that the 74-year-old New Jersey native had to push back his two Bay Area dates, which were originally scheduled for last December, to continue treatment for his peptic ulcer disease. —Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024

Bruce Springsteen made a triumphant return to performance last week in Phoenix, taking the stage with the E Street band to relaunch their world tour after a six-month break due to the singer’s battle with peptic ulcer disease. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2024

Bruce Springsteen is getting candid about the physical toll that peptic ulcer disease took on him. —Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024

The fans who flocked to Footprint Center on Tuesday night were on a pilgrimage to see the relaunch of the E Street Band’s first tour since then — a tour cut short in 2023 as Springsteen was treated for peptic ulcer disease, a potentially serious gastrointestinal condition. —Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2024

The return came after Springsteen and the E Street Band cut the trek short in 2023 on the advice of Springsteen’s doctors as the star was treated for peptic ulcer disease, a potentially serious gastrointestinal condition. —Ed Masley, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024

Medical Definition

peptic ulcer

noun

: an ulcer in the wall of the stomach or duodenum resulting from the digestive action of the gastric juice on the mucous membrane when the latter is rendered susceptible to its action (as from infection with the bacterium Helicobacter pylori or the chronic use of NSAIDs)