- gastric antrum
- a. pyloricum.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
gastric antrum
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retained gastric antrum — gastric antrum retained after a partial gastrectomy; see under syndrome … Medical dictionary
retained gastric antrum syndrome — a syndrome sometimes seen after partial gastrectomy in the Billroth II operation, if a segment of antrum was retained. Lack of the usual acid secreting gastric glands means that the antral segment is continually exposed to the alkaline… … Medical dictionary
Antrum — A general term for cavity or chamber which may have specific meaning in reference certain organs or sites in the body. The antrum of the stomach (gastric antrum) is a portion before the outlet which is lined by mucosa which does not produce acid … Medical dictionary
gastric antral vascular ectasia — (GAVE) a rare vascular anomaly of the gastric antrum, consisting of dilated and thrombosed capillaries and veins that form lines in the antrum that radiate toward the pylorus, resembling the stripes on a watermelon; seen most often in elderly… … Medical dictionary
antrum — n. 1) a cavity, especially a cavity in a bone. The mastoid (or tympanic) antrum is the space connecting the air cells of the mastoid process with the chamber of the inner ear. 2) the part of the stomach adjoining the pylorus (pyloric or gastric… … The new mediacal dictionary
Gastric acid — is a digestive fluid, formed in the stomach. It has a pH of 1 to 2 and is composed of hydrochloric acid (HCl) (around 0.5%, or 5000 parts per million), and large quantities of potassium chloride (KCl) and sodium chloride (NaCl). The acid plays a… … Wikipedia
Gastric antral vascular ectasia — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Endoscopic image of gastric antral vascular ectasia seen as a radial pattern around the pylorus before (top) and after (bottom) treatment with argon plasma coagulation DiseasesDB = 29505 ICD10 = ICD9 =… … Wikipedia
gastric adenocarcinoma — any of a group of common stomach cancers, usually located in the antrum; it may present as a bulky mass with central ulceration invading the wall, a mass that narrows the antral lumen, a polypoid lesion, or a tumor that spreads superficially over … Medical dictionary
Пещера (Antrum) — 1. Полость, особенно углубление в кости. Сосцевидная пещера (mastoid (или tympanic) antrum) представляет собой полость в сосцевидном отростке височной кости, сообщающуюся сзади с сосцевидными ячейками, а спереди с полостью внутреннего уха. 2.… … Медицинские термины
pyloric antrum — antrum pyloricum [TA] the dilated portion of the pyloric part of the stomach, distal to the body of the stomach and proximal to the pyloric canal. Called also gastric a. and a. of stomach. Antrum pyloricum (pyloric antrum) in relation to other… … Medical dictionary
