SINCE 1828
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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