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

A number of dates on the 2023 leg were postponed to 2024, including two nights at San Francisco’s Chase Center, due to Springsteen recovering from a peptic ulcer and other band members dealing with health issues. —Martha Ross, Mercury News, 15 May 2025

Springsteen was forced to postpone several dates at the end of 2023 after being diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease, but that hiatus isn’t addressed here. —Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025

This includes peptic ulcer bleeding, uncomplicated peptic-ulcers, lower gastrointestinal bleeding, heart failure, hypertension and chronic kidney disease. —Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024

After being sidelined for six years because of the global pandemic, and illness, including peptic ulcer issues, the road is calling to Springsteen. —Lars Brandle, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2024

Rhymes for peptic ulcer

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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)