magenstrasse

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US/ˈmɑː.ɡənˌstrɑː.sə/

noun

a groove in the stomach along the lesser curvature that is the route food and liquids tend to take in moving toward the pylorus and that is a frequent site of peptic ulcer formation

OriginGerman Magenstraße →
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Meanings

nounmagenstrasse (plural magenstrassen)

plural magenstrassen

  1. a groove in the stomach along the lesser curvature that is the route food and liquids tend to take in moving toward the pylorus and that is a frequent site of peptic ulcer formation

Origin

  1. GermanMagenstraße
  2. Englishmagenstrasse

From German Magenstraße, from Magen (“stomach”) + Straße (“road, street”).

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Chicago

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