gastrinoma
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            gas·tri·no·ma
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˌgas-trə-ˈnō-mə  
                                                      
                                                          
            
            
               plural gastrinomas also gastrinomata
                                        -mət-ə  
    
            
        
    
                                
              
          
                                                      : a tumor that often involves blood vessels, usually occurs in the pancreas or the wall of the duodenum, and produces excessive amounts of gastrin which stimulates gastric-acid secretion and consequent formation of ulcers especially in the duodenum and the jejunum   see zollinger-ellison syndrome                                      
                
                    
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