Definition of Peptic
Pep´tic
Pronunciation:
pĕp´tĭk
a.
1.
Relating
to
digestion
;
promoting
digestion
;
digestive
;
as
,
peptic
sauces
.
2.
Able
to
digest
.
Tolerably
nutritive
for
a
mind
as
yet
so
peptic
.
- Carlyle.
3.
(Physiol. Chem.)
Pertaining
to
pepsin
;
resembling
pepsin
in
its
power
of
digesting
or
dissolving
albuminous
matter
;
containing
or
yielding
pepsin
,
or
a
body
of
like
properties
;
as
,
the
peptic
glands
.
peptic ulcer
(Med.)
an
erosion
of
the
mucous
membrane
forming
the
lining
of
the
stomach
,
duodenum
,
or
lower
esophagus
,
originally
believed
to
be
due
mostly
to
the
action
of
gastric
juice
.
Recently
,
the
bacterium
Helicobacter
pylori
has
been
implicated
as
a
causal
agent
in
many
peptic
ulcers
.
In
other
cases
,
the
use
of
non-steroidal
antiinflammatory
agents
(
NSAIDs
)
such
as
aspirin
are
believed
to
be
to
blame
.
Such
ulcers
may
be
treated
with
antibiotics
or
antisecretory
agents
that
reduce
stomach
acidity
,
or
both
.
Formerly
believed
to
be
a
chronic
illness
that
could
only
be
managed
,
it
is
now
viewed
as
a
curable
disease
.
n.
1.
An
agent
that
promotes
digestion
.
2.
The
digestive
organs
.
Is
there
some
magic
in
the
place
,
Or
do
my
peptics
differ
?
- Tennyson.
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