LINITIS PLASTICA

Domain	Definition
Health	A condition where the stomach wall becomes thickened, rubbery and loses its ability to distend. The stomach assumes a "leather bottle" shape. It is most often seen in adenocarcinoma of the stomach. The term is often used synonymously with diffuse adenocarcinoma of the stomach. (references)
Medicine	A diffuse fibrous proliferation of the submucous connective tissue of the stomach, resulting in thickening and fibrosis so that the stomach is constricted, inelastic, and rigid(like a leather bottle). Source: European Union. (references)
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Crosswords: LINITIS PLASTICA

Non-English Usage: "LINITIS PLASTICA" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Latin (brinton).

Frequency of Internet Keywords: LINITIS PLASTICA

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Anagrams: LINITIS PLASTICA

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-c-i-i-i-i-l-l-n-p-s-s-t-t"
	-4 letters: capitalists.
	-5 letters: capitalist, cisplatins, scintillas, sincipital.
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