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Non-atrophic gastritis

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005883

A condition marked by inflammation of the inner lining of the stomach. It is usually caused by an infection with the bacterium H. pylori that continues or worsens over a long period of time. Non-atrophic gastritis can lead to atrophic gastritis (thinning of the lining of the stomach caused by long-term inflammation) and certain types of stomach cancer.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005883
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005883",
  "term": "Non-atrophic gastritis",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A condition marked by inflammation of the inner lining of the stomach. It is usually caused by an infection with the bacterium H. pylori that continues or worsens over a long period of time. Non-atrophic gastritis can lead to atrophic gastritis (thinning of the lining of the stomach caused by long-term inflammation) and certain types of stomach cancer.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/non-atrophic-gastritis/"
}

Record 11,908 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.