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• Medical Glossary - NHS Direct

  Ulcer An ulcer is a sore break in the skin, or on the inside lining of the body. V Vein Veins are blood vessels that carry blood from the rest of the body back to the heart.

• Peptic ulcer Introduction - Health encyclopaedia - NHS Direct

  Ulcers in the stomach or duodenum ... An ulcer is a hole, or sore, in the lining of an organ. 'Peptic ulcer ' is the collective name that is given to ulcers that affect the ...

• Peptic ulcers

  An ulcer is damage to the inner lining (the mucosa) of the stomach or the upper part of the intestine (duodenum). A bacterium, Helicobacter pylori, is the main cause of ulcers in ...