peptic

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Peptic ulcers occur when acid in the digestive tract eats away at the inner surface of the stomach or small intestine, according to the Mayo Clinic.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2023

Peptic ulcers are sores in the stomach lining or small intestine.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2023

Peptic ulcers are open sores that develop on the inside stomach lining and the upper portion of the small intestine, with the most common symptom being stomach pain, according to the Mayo Clinic.

From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2023

Peptic ulcers occur when open sores form in the stomach’s protective lining or in the beginning of the small intestine.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2023

Howbeit the Peptic Cook still rules the roast, Potent to hush all ventriloquial snarling,— And ease the bosom pangs of indigestion!

From The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood by Hood, Thomas