• A disorder characterized by a circumscribed, inflammatory and necrotic erosive lesion on the mucosal surface of the stomach.
  • An ulcerated lesion in the mucosal surface of the stomach. It may progress to involve the deeper layers of the gastric wall.
  • Ulceration of the gastric mucosa due to contact with gastric juice. It is often associated with helicobacter pylori infection or consumption of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids).