zollinger-ellison syndrome

Thân thiện

A doctor explains Zollinger-Ellison syndrome using a medical diagram.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A medical condition: Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by the development of tumors, usually in the pancreas or duodenum. These tumors, called gastrinomas, secrete excessive amounts of the hormone gastrin, leading to severe peptic ulcers, gastric hypersecretion, and hyperacidity.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The patient was diagnosed with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome after presenting with multiple, recurrent ulcers.
  • Management of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome often requires medication to control acid production and may involve surgery.

Advanced Usage

• Clinical context: The term is used almost exclusively in medical and clinical discussions. It is often abbreviated as ZES in medical notes and literature.
  • The endocrinologist specializes in treating conditions like ZES.

Variants and Related Words

• Gastrinoma (n): The type of tumor that causes Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.
  • The surgical team successfully removed the gastrinoma.
• Syndrome (n): A group of symptoms which consistently occur together.
  • Down syndrome is another well-known medical condition.

Synonyms

• ZES: The common acronym for Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.
• Gastrinoma syndrome: An alternative descriptive term, though less common.

Notes on Usage

• This is a proper noun, named after the physicians who first described it (Robert Zollinger and Edwin Ellison). It is always capitalized.
• It is a highly specific medical term and is not used in everyday conversation.

Học thuật

Noun

1. syndrome consisting of intractable peptic ulceration with gastric hypersecretion and hyperacidity

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