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parietal cell vagotomy

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006350

Surgery to cut the parts of the vagus nerve that cause gastric acid to be made in the stomach. It is done to treat stomach ulcers or other conditions in which the stomach makes too much acid.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006350
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006350",
  "term": "parietal cell vagotomy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Surgery to cut the parts of the vagus nerve that cause gastric acid to be made in the stomach. It is done to treat stomach ulcers or other conditions in which the stomach makes too much acid.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/parietal-cell-vagotomy/"
}

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