Acute Gastritis

Definition of the noun acute gastritis

What does acute gastritis mean as a name of something?

noun

1. gastritis caused by ingesting an irritant (as too much aspirin)
   • lexical domain: States - nouns denoting stable states of affairs
   • more generic word: gastritis = inflammation of the lining of the stomach

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Foods & Nutrition Encyclopedia, Two Volume Set (1993)

by Marion Eugene Ensminger, Audrey H. Ensminger

ACUTE GASTRITIS. This type of gastritis, which is experienced by most people, is probably the most common stomach ailment. It arises from a variety of causes, ...

Foods & Nutrition Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition (1993)

by Marion Eugene Ensminger, Audrey H. Ensminger

ACUTE GASTRITIS. This type of gastritis, which is experienced by most people, is probably the most common stomach ailment. It arises from a variety of causes, ...

Black's Medical Dictionary (2002)

by Gordon Macpherson

Acute gastritis may cause anorexia, ...

Encyclopedia of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease (2009)

With 213 Tables by Florian Lang

Diagnostic Principles Clinically, acute gastritis is usually associated with upper ...

Mosby's Medical Dictionary (2016)

by Mosby

acute gastritis. See gastritis. acute glaucoma. See glaucoma. acute glomerulonephritis. See glomerulonephritis. See pyelonephritis. postinfectious acute goiter [L, ...

Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions (2016)

by Mosby

acute gastritis. See gastritis. acute glaucoma. See glaucoma. acute glomerulonephritis. See glomerulonephritis. See pyelonephritis. postinfectious acute goiter [L, ...

The new international encyclopaedia (1905)

by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby

Acute gastritis may ...

Mosby's Dental Dictionary (2007)

by Elsevier, Mosby

Acute gastritis may be caused by aspirin or other antiinflammatory gate-keeper system agents, corticosteroids, drugs, foods, condiments, and alcohol and chemical toxins. The symptoms are anorexia, nausea, vomiting, and discomfort after ...

Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (2011)

by Dorland

acute gastritis caused by ingestion of a corrosive substance; complete mucosal destruction may cause death. Called ...

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