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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
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| Zol·lin·ger-El·li·son syn·drome [ zòllinjər éllissən sìn drōm ] |
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severe stomach and duodenal ulceration: severe peptic ulceration from excessive stomach acid production stimulated by one or more tumors that produce a powerful acid secretion
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| [Mid-20th century. After the U.S. surgeons Robert Milton Zollinger (1903-1992) and Edwin Horner Ellison (1918-1970)] |
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