magenstrasse

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English

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Etymology

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From German Magenstraße, from Magen (stomach) +‎ Straße (road, street).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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magenstrasse (plural magenstrassen)

  1. a groove in the stomach along the lesser curvature that is the route food and liquids tend to take in moving toward the pylorus and that is a frequent site of peptic ulcer formation

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