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peptic
1. of, relating to, or promoting digestion
2. of, relating to, or caused by pepsin or the action of the digestive juices
peptic [′pep·tik]
(physiology)
Of or pertaining to pepsin.
Of or pertaining to digestion.
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Peptic ulcers can form in the lining of the stomach (gastric ulcers), duodenum (the first part of the small bowel or intestine) or the esophagus (gullet or swallowing tube).
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