atrophic gastritis

Japanese: atrophic gastritis(英語表記)atrophicgastritis
atrophic gastritis


[Chronic gastritis]
Rather than viewing it as chronic inflammation, it is easier to understand if you think of it as various changes in the gastric mucosa as aftereffects of inflammation. A typical example is atrophic gastritis, a condition in which the gastric mucosa has atrophied and become thin. Most of these are considered to be aging phenomena of the gastric mucosa, that is, changes that occur with age (age-related changes).

*Some of the terminology that mentions "atrophic gastritis" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[慢性胃炎]
 慢性の炎症とみるよりも,炎症の後遺症としての胃粘膜のさまざまな変化と考えたほうがわかりやすい。その代表的なものが萎縮性胃炎atrophic gastritisで,胃の粘膜が萎縮して薄くなった状態である。その大部分は胃粘膜の老化現象,すなわち年齢が加わることによって生じる変化(加齢性変化)とみなされている。…

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