linitis /li·ni·tis/ (lĭ-ni´tis) inflammation of gastric cellular tissue.
linitis
linitis [lĭ-ni´tis]
linitis plas´tica diffuse fibrous proliferation of the submucous connective tissue of the stomach, resulting in thickening and fibrosis so that the organ is constricted, inelastic, and rigid (like a leather bottle).
li·ni·tis (l -n  ts, l-)n. Inflammation of cellular tissue, especially of the perivascular tissue of the stomach. |
linitis
[linī′tis]
Etymology: Gk, linon, flax, itis, inflammation
inflammation of cellular tissue of the stomach, as in linitis plastica, seen frequently in adenocarcinoma of the stomach.
linitis [lĭ-ni´tis]
inflammation of gastric cellular tissue.
linitis plas´tica diffuse fibrous proliferation of the submucous connective tissue of the stomach, resulting in thickening and fibrosis so that the organ is constricted, inelastic, and rigid (like a leather bottle). Called also leather bottle stomach.
linitis
inflammation of gastric cellular tissue.
linitis plastica
inelastic thickening and fibrosis of the gastric submucosa; called also leather bottle lesion.
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