English Explanatory Dictionary

magenstrasse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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

Pronunciation

/ˈmɑː.ɡənˌstrɑː.sə/

Word forms

magenstrasse magenstrassen

Etymology

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

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on M Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary