zollinger-ellison syndrome

Main Entry: Zol·ling·er–El·li·son syndrome
Pronunciation: 'zäl-i[ng]-&r-'el-i-s&n-
Function: noun
: a syndromeconsisting of fulminating intractable peptic ulcers, gastric hypersecretion and hyperacidity, and the occurrence of gastrinomas of the pancreatic cells of the islets of Langerhans
Zollinger,Robert Milton (1903–1992), American surgeon. Zollinger served for many years as professor and chief of surgical services at the medical school of Ohio State University. He was alsoeditor in chief of the American Journal of Surgery.
Ellison, Edwin Homer (1918–1970), American surgeon. Ellison was a professor of surgery at MarquetteUniversity's medical school. His fields of research included blood volume studies in surgical patients, hormones of the pancreas, pathogenesis of ulcers, and nutrition in surgical patients.

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome Zol·lin·ger-El·li·son syndrome (zŏl'ĭn-jər-ěl'ĭ-sən)
n.
Peptic ulceration together with gastric hypersecretion and non-beta cell tumor of the pancreatic islets; it is sometimes associated with familial polyendocrine adenomatosis.