magenstrasse

noun

ma·gen·stras·se | \ ˈmä-gən-ˌs(h)trä-sə

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Medical Definition of magenstrasse

: a groove in the stomach along the lesser curvature that is the route food and liquids tend to take in moving toward the pylorus and that is a frequent site of peptic ulcer formation

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