WATERMELON STOMACHS
\wˈɔːtəmˌɛlən stˈʌməkz], \wˈɔːtəmˌɛlən stˈʌməkz], \w_ˈɔː_t_ə_m_ˌɛ_l_ə_n s_t_ˈʌ_m_ə_k_z]\
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A capillary ectasia of the gastric antrum mucosa characterized by thickened, red vascular folds radiating longitudinally from the pylorus to the antrum and resembling, upon endoscopic examination, the stripes on the skin of a ripened watermelon. Histological characteristics include dilated mucosal capillaries, focal thrombosis, and fibromuscular hypertrophy of the lamina propria. It is a cause of chronic upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
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