Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

noun

Zol·​ling·​er-El·​li·​son syndrome ˈzäl-iŋ-ər-ˈel-i-sən- How to pronounce Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (audio)
: a syndrome consisting of fulminant intractable peptic ulcers, gastric hypersecretion and hyperacidity, and the occurrence of gastrinomas of the pancreatic cells of the islets of Langerhans

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“Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Zollinger-Ellison%20syndrome. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.

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