| NNG | nonspecific nonerosive gastritis |
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| AHA | Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia |
| APECED | Autoimmune Poly-Endocrinopathy Candidiasis Ectodermal Dystrophy |
| ATP | 1) Adenosine Tri-Phosphate 2) Autoimmune Thrombocytopenic Purpura |
| MEDAC Syndrome | Multiple-Endocrine Deficiency Autoimmune-Candidiasis |
| gastritis | <pathology> Inflammation of the stomach. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| gastritis, atrophic | Chronic gastritis with mucosal atrophy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gastritis cystica polyposa | Large sessile mucosal polyps arising in the stomach proximal to an old gastroenterostomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastritis fibroplastica | An obsolete term for gastritis with fibrosis and sclerosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastritis, hypertrophic | Gastritis with hypertrophy of gastric mucosa folds. Symptoms include vomiting, diarrhoea, weight loss, excessive mucus secretion, and hypoproteinaemia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| catarrhal gastritis | Gastritis with excessive secretion of mucus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phlegmonous gastritis | <radiology> Aetiology: septicaemia, local abscess, postoperative stomach, complication of gastric ulcer/cancer, organism: streptococcus, symptoms: severe fulminant illness, may vomit pus, location: usually limited to stomach not extending beyond the pylorus, submucosa most severely affected gastric layer, XR: barium dissection into submucosa and serosa (12 Dec 1998) |
| polypous gastritis | A form of chronic gastritis, in which there is irregular atrophy of the mucous membrane with cystic glands giving rise to a knobby or polypous appearance of the surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sclerotic gastritis | A fibrous thickening of the walls of the stomach with diminution in the capacity of the organ. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudomembranous gastritis | Gastritis characterised by the formation of a false membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypertrophic gastritis | Gastric mucosal hyperplasia, either mucoid or glandular; the latter type may be associated with the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Synonym: giant hypertrophy of gastric mucosa, hypertrophic gastritis, Menetrier's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interstitial gastritis | Inflammation of the stomach involving the submucosa and muscle coats. (05 Mar 2000) |
| emphysematous gastritis | <radiology> Rare but severe form of widespread phlegmonous gastritis secondary to, mucosal disruption, ingestion of toxic/corrosive substances (most common), alcohol abuse, trauma, gastric infarction, necrotizing enterocolitis, ulcer X-ray: linear small gas bubbles within grossly thickened wall, may be associated with gas in the portal vein prognosis: leads to cicatrical stenosis, 60-80% mortality (12 Dec 1998) |
| traumatic gastritis | A condition of cattle, caused by the penetration of the stomach wall, usually the reticulum, by any kind of sharp object (usually metallic) which has been swallowed. Synonym: hardware disease, traumatic reticuloperitonitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eosinophilic gastritis | <radiology> Eosinophilic infiltration of mucosa, submucosa, and muscularis of small bowel with or without stomach, stomach (almost always limited to antrum): enlarged gastric rugae, cobblestone nodules, polyps (=mucosal type), rigid wall with narrowed antrum/pylorus, bulky inramural mass up to 9 cm (=muscular type), wet stomach, ulcers rare, may have ascites, small bowel (predominantly jejunum), thickening and distortion of folds (=mucosal type), effacement of mucosa and narrowing of lumen (=muscular type), prognosis: tendency to spontaneous remission, treatment: steroids; removal of sensitizing agent (12 Dec 1998) |