peptic
Concerning gastric processes
Peptic relates to digestion, particularly the stomach and the enzyme pepsin that breaks down proteins.
A peptic ulcer is a sore in the stomach lining or upper intestine caused by digestive acids.
The term appears almost exclusively in medical contexts: peptic juices, peptic activity.
Digestive organ below chest
- ulcerErosive tissue wound
- mucosaMoist organ lining
- pylorusStomach's lower opening
- antrumBodily cavity or chamber
fundus · duodenum · gastritis · H. pylori · epithelium · submucosa · gastroscopy · epigastric
Gastric protein-cleaving enzyme
- pepsinogenInactive digestive enzyme precursor
- proteaseProtein-cleaving enzyme
- zymogenInactive enzyme precursor
- hydrolysisWater-induced bond cleavage
proteolysis · catalyst · substrate · activation · secretion · cleavage · digestion · denaturation
Bodily food breakdown
- gastrointestinalRelating to digestive tract
- tractArea of land
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- intestineDigestive tract organ
bile · pancreas · chew · swallow · peristalsis · saliva · ingestion · mastication
Low-pH chemical compound
- hydrochloricDescribing HCl solutions
- pHMeasure of solution acidity
- corrosiveDestroys by chemical action
- secretionSubstance released by glands
stomach
Digestive organ below chest
antrum · fundus · duodenum · gastritis · H. pylori · epithelium · submucosa · gastroscopy · epigastric · gastroenterologist
pepsin
Gastric protein-cleaving enzyme
- pepsinogenInactive digestive enzyme precursor
- proteaseProtein-cleaving enzyme
- zymogenInactive enzyme precursor
hydrolysis · proteolysis · catalyst · substrate · activation · secretion · cleavage · digestion · denaturation
digestion
Bodily food breakdown
- gastrointestinalRelating to digestive tract
- tractArea of land
- absorptionProcess of taking in
intestine · bile · pancreas · chew · swallow · peristalsis · saliva · ingestion · mastication · gut
acid
Low-pH chemical compound
- hydrochloricDescribing HCl solutions
- pHMeasure of solution acidity
- corrosiveDestroys by chemical action
secretion · hyperacidity · neutralization · buffering · acidity
- stomachstomach, stomach acid, gastric acid, stomach lining, fundus
- GI proceduresendoscopy, colonoscopy, gastroscopy, esophagoscopy, sigmoidoscopy
- peptic ulcersErosions in digestive lining