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gas·trop·a·thy (gas-tropґə-the) [gastro- + -pathy] any disease of the stomach; see also gastritis and gastroenteropathy.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Gastropathy, hypoproteinemic hypertrophic — Also known as Menetrier disease, this is a premalignant disorder of the stomach characterized by overgrowth of the stomach lining (gastric mucosa), nausea and vomiting and abdominal pain, and hypoalbuminemia (low blood serum level of albumin) due … Medical dictionary
gastropathy — noun Any disease of the stomach … Wiktionary
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Portal hypertensive gastropathy — Classification and external resources Image of portal hypertensive gastropathy seen on endoscopy of the stomach. The normally smooth mucosa of the stomach has developed a mosaic like appearance, that resembles snake skin … Wikipedia
Reactive gastropathy — Classification and external resources Micrograph of a reactive gastropathy. H E stain. eMedicine … Wikipedia
nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug gastropathy — NSAID gastropathy, NSAID induced gastropathy damage to the gastric mucosa resulting from use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs; the most common changes are mucosal erosions and small hemorrhages, especially in the fundus and body of the… … Medical dictionary
Hypoproteinemic hypertrophic gastropathy — Also known as Menetrier disease, this is a premalignant disorder of the stomach characterized by overgrowth of the stomach lining (gastric mucosa), nausea and vomiting and abdominal pain, and hypoalbuminemia (low blood serum level of albumin) due … Medical dictionary
congestive gastropathy — multiple ectasias of the blood vessels of the stomach, and sometimes the duodenum and colon, often associated with cirrhosis and appearing as discrete red spots or as a pattern of red patches outlined in white; bleeding may be acute or may result … Medical dictionary
hypertrophic gastropathy — see under gastritis … Medical dictionary
portal hypertensive gastropathy — changes in the gastric mucosa accompanying portal hypertension, sometimes with varices, telangiectasias, and bleeding … Medical dictionary
